Gulf Daily News, Bahrain
Dec 10 2004

Spiritual leader set for visit

THE spiritual leader of the Armenian community for Kuwait and the GCC
countries will be in Bahrain to officiate mass at the Awali Chapel at
7.30pm tonight. This will be followed by a dinner at the Majestic
Hotel in Juffair at around 10pm. Archbishop Dr Goriun Babyan will be
arriving from Kuwait and will be accompanied by a priest from the
parish in Sharjah, Father Aram Deylrmandjian. There are 52 Armenians
arriving from Saudi Arabia, who will join the small Armenian
community in Bahrain, which numbers around 25 people.