V. Rev. Fr. Hrant Tahanian

Very Rev. Fr. Hrant Tahanian is the pastor of St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church of Watertown, born in Montreal to a family of Genocide survivors and ordained a celibate priest in 2010 after completing his studies at the Armenian Theological Seminary in Antelias. A senior archimandrite with advanced theological training, he has served in multiple capacities within the Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia, including as Ecumenical and Inter-religious Officer and as a member of the World Council of Churches’ Central Committee.