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Primate Welcomes Metropolitan Gerasimos
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, His Eminence Abp. Hovnan Derderian
received His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox
Metropolis of San Francisco during his visit to the Headquarters of
the Western Diocese. In their meeting, which was held in a warm and
brotherly atmosphere, Abp. Derderian informed the Metropolitan of the
Diocese’s various programs, especially the 80th Anniversary of the
Western Diocese and the training of the candidates to the priesthood.
The Metropolitan also informed the Primate of the state of his
Diocese, including that currently they have over 60 clergymen, with
several young candidates to the priesthood. Joining the Bishops were
Very Rev. Fr. Dajad Dz. V. Yardemian, Fr. Zaven Arzoumanian, and
Fr. Sipan Mekhsian, as well as Fr. John Bakas, Dean of the St. Sophia
Seminary and Fr. Gary Kyriacou. Following their meeting Abp. Derderian
presented the Metropolitan with gifts of Diocesan publications and
gave him a tour of the Western Diocese’s facilities and informed him
of the plans for the construction of the Mother Cathedral.