Hovnan Derderian

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Archbishop Hovnan Derderian is Primate of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church's Western American Diocese, based in Burbank, California. He took office in California in 2003, after having served 10 years as head of the Canadian Diocese. Notable projects include his chairmanship of the 1700th anniversary commemoration of Armenia's conversion to Christianity, founding of the Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia and the leadership of the CFFA.