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August 1 2024 Archbishop Gomidas Ohanian arrives in Cyprus to assume his role as Catholicosal Vicar.
August 1 2024 Archbishop Gomidas Ohanian arrived in Cyprus to serve as the Catholicosal Vicar General.
August 1 2024 Archbishop Gomidas Ohanian arrived in Cyprus to serve as the Catholicosal Vicar General.
July 19 2024 Archbishop Gomidas Ohanian appointed as the Catholicosal Vicar of the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus.
January 1 2024 Senior Archimandrite Hovhannes Saghdejian became the spiritual shepherd in Limassol.
2022 Vahan Aynedjian became the Chairman of the Diocesan Council.
2020 A new functions' hall was constructed at the Saint George church in Limassol, replacing a previous hall from 1959.
2017 Annual newsletter «Լրատու» (Newsletter) first published.
2017 Renovation of the Prelature building, partly funded by the government of Cyprus.
2015 Construction of a granite fountain in the old Armenian cemetery in Nicosia.
2014 Facebook page of the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus established.
2013 Placement of the Nicosia khachkar in memory of all deceased of the Armenian nation.
2012 Placement of the Larnaca khachkar in memory of all deceased of the Armenian nation in Larnaca.
2012 Creation of a grey tuff stone khachkar in the new Nicosia Armenian cemetery.
2011 Creation of a reddish brown tuff stone khachkar (cross-stone) in the Larnaca Armenian cemetery.
2011 A reddish brown tuff stone khachkar dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Adana massacre was erected in the Saint Stephen church courtyard in Larnaca.
2010 Placement of an aluminium commemorative plate on a cenotaph in the ancient Nicosia cemetery, listing 419 recorded burials between 1877 and 1931. Also, construction of a shelter over the fountain in the new Nicosia Armenian cemetery.

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