Click map to see larger version. Map courtesy of Lucine Kasbarian and Ortelius Design, excerpted with permission from Armenia: A Rugged Land, an Enduring People by Lucine Kasbarian (Dillon Press/Simon & Schuster). Available through the St. Vartan Bookstore.

For more than 1700 years, Armenians have held strong to their Christian faith. Armenians have survived invasions, dictatorships, and even the genocide. In recent years we have had the privilege of watching Armenia become an independent nation once again. We have also witnessed a true spiritual revival.

As Armenian communities have grown in the United States and on every continent in the last century, Armenians continue to hold fast to the core beliefs and rich cultural heritage that began in Armenia. The Diocese works to both preserve and enhance all that the Lord has blessed us with and that our forbearers have worked so hard to give to each of us.