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Late Archbishop Nerses Bozabalian Commemorated In Western Diocese

LATE ARCHBISHOP NERSES BOZABALIAN COMMEMORATED IN WESTERN DIOCESE

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A ug 14 2009

On August 7, 2009 an event commemorating the legacy of His Eminence
Archbishop Nerses Bozablian was held in Nazareth and Sima Kalaydjian
Hall of Arshag and Eleanor Dickranian Diocesan Complex in Burbank,
California. His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate preside
over the event. His Eminence Archbishop Vatche Hovsepian, His Eminence
Archbishop Yeprem Tapagian and a number of Clergy from the greater
Los Angeles area brought their participation to this event.

Master of Ceremonies Ms. Varser Markarian, Secretary of Balian
Society, welcomed the attendees and invited His Eminence Archbishop
Hovnan Derderian to speak on the somber occasion. Rev. Archpriest
Fr. Dr. Zaven Arzoumanian presented a thorough description of the
life of late Archbishop Nerses Bozabalian.

On the morning of June 27, His Eminence Archbishop Nerses Bozabalian
entered his eternal rest. He was one of the senior members of the
Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin and a devoted servant of the Armenian
Holy Apostolic Church. He was 72.

Archbishop Nerses was seriously injured as a result of a robbery attack
committed by an acquaintance on February 18, 2009. The attack occurred
in his home on the grounds of the Mother See. He was hospitalized
in a coma at the Nairi Medical Center. The Archbishop had remained
under the compassionate care of the Medical Center until the time
of his death. The death of the Archbishop was a great loss for the
Armenian Church and her faithful.

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