We are delighted to inform the Diocesan faithful that Rev. Fr. Yessai Bedros has been appointed as Pastor of St. Paul Armenian Church in Fresno. The appointment was made official by the Primate on August 5, 2014. In his letter addressed to the newly appointed pastor, His Eminence wrote “We call upon you to draw your spiritual inspiration from the Holy Bible. You have been entrusted to lead the flock of Christ and your entire life is dedicated to the people of God. You will mold their Christian identity and lead them on the path to righteousness.” Fr. Bedros will assume pastoral and administrative duties effective August 17, 2014, the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. Fr. Yesai Bedros - Biography Rev. Fr. Yessai (baptismal name Sarkis) Bedros was born on January 10, 1985 in Kamishli, Syria. In 1987 he and his parents established residence in Aleppo. He received his secondary education from Haigazian School in Aleppo and after graduation, at the age of 12, he was accepted to the Seminary of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Lebanon. After completing four years of secondary school, Sarkis received four years of theological and Armenological education from the Seminary. He was ordained a Sub-Deacon on May 5, 2002 by the late Bishop Vartan Demirjian. On May 11, 2003, he was ordained into the Diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Yeprem Tabakian. He received his diploma after graduating from the Seminary. On July 9, 2005, he married Vartine Garabedian. Deacon Sarkis was ordained as a married priest by H.E. Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian on August 7, 2005, and was renamed Father Yessai. He celebrated his first Divine Liturgy at St. Mary Armenian Church in Lebanon on September 11, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. On September 28, 2005 he traveled to the city of Isfahan in Iran where he began his pastoral mission being appointed as Pastor of St. Stepanos Armenian Church in New Julfa. He returned to Lebanon four years later to serve at Holy Resurrection Armenian Church in Jounieh until 2013. Father Yessai and Yeretzgin Vartine have two boys Keghart (7) and Varak (2).
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 06:21:20 +0000
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