YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, ARMENPRESS. Catholicos Garegin II of the Armenian Apostolic Church has attended the inauguration of the new building of the Primacy of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand in Sydney.

After a mass served at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Holy Resurrection in Sydney, the Catholicos departed to the new building of the Primacy where a crowd of followers, as well as officials and representatives of Armenian organizations, were waiting for Garegin B’s blessing.

The Catholicos then delivered remarks to those present at the inauguration.

Catholicos Garegin II, the leader of the Armenian Church, arrived at the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australia and New Zealand on a pontifical visit on February 1.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan