Rev. Fr. Michael Buttero, baptized Ardavazt (Arthur), was born in 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, and lived in Hartford, Connecticut, during his younger years.

He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Connecticut. He was then ordained a deacon while attending the St. James Seminary in Jerusalem. He later received an associate degree in theology from Hartford Theological Seminary and a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Connecticut. He also attended Yeshiva University, Julliard School of Music, and the St. Thomas Thomas Theological Seminary in Hartford.

In 1958, he married Patricia Bagdigian. They were blessed with three lovely children. Archbishop Mampre Kalfayan of blessed memory, then-Primate of the Diocese, ordained him a priest on June 4, 1958.

He served the Church of the Holy Resurrection of New Britain, Connecticut, from 1958 to 1967; the St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from 1967 to 1971; the Holy Trinity Church of Chelmsford, Pennsylvania, from 1971 to 1974; the St. John Church of Southfield, Michigan, from 1974 to 1977; and the Church of the Holy Martyrs in Bayside, New York, from 1977 to 1986. He returned to serve the Church of the Holy Resurrection in New Britain in 1986, serving until his retirement in 1996, then serving as pastor emeritus.

He was granted the right to wear the pectoral cross on March 25, 1976, by Archbishop Torkom Manoogian.

Fr. Buttero's major accomplishments include an expertise in language translations and in the computer field. He transcribed the music for the "Rest in Peace" service during Lent and devised the early translation of the Baptismal Service into English. He designed a computer program for Armenian letters and more than 100 Armenian fonts.

He was also a lecturer at the Mardigian Institute program for Sunday School teachers and served as president of the New Britain Area Conference of Churches.

He and his wife had a son, David, two daughters, Deborah and Catherine. He passed away on October 17, 1997, following a short illness.