Lapajian came to the United States in 1961 as pastor of Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church in Los Angeles. In 1973, he was named prelate of the Western Prelacy — or diocese — of the Armenian ...

MONTEBELLO – Archbishop Sumbat Lapajian was many things to many people, particularly those he grew close to during the last 25 years he spent guiding the congregation at the local Holy Cross … ...

CARL RUSSO PHOTOS: Approximately 75 people attended the Consecration and Elevation of the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church cross in North Andover on Sunday, September, 27. A Holy Divine Liturgy ...

Thousands of ethnic Armenians attended a Mass held in a medieval Armenian cathedral in southeastern Turkey for the second time since its renovation in 2007.

Memorial services for Archbishop of the American Armenian Church, Sumbat Lapajian lying in coffin at altar, was held at Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Montebello Monday July 26, 2010.