Rev. Fr. Haroutiun Sabounjian - Pastor
Father Haroutiun Sabounjian grew up in Massachusetts and was a member of the Armenian Church of the Holy
Translators in Framingham, MA for most of his youth. In 2015, he received his Bachelor of Arts in
Philosophy, minoring in Music and French, from Boston College. Father Haroutiun graduated from St. Vladimir’s
Orthodox Theological Seminary and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary in 2018 with a Master of Divinity and
Certificate of Armenian Studies, respectively. He completed a one-year pastoral internship under
the guidance of the Rev. Fr. Shnork Souin at the Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church in Providence, RI.
Deacon Michael Sabounjian was appointed in February 2021, ordained in June 2021 as Father Haroutiun, he is currently serving as Parish Priest of the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection
in New Britain, CT.
Rev. Fr. Kapriel Mouradjian - Former Pastor
Father Kapriel Mouradjian received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1985, with a concentration in economics and political science. For the next 15 years he worked in investment banking.
In 1997, he was ordained as a Deacon by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate. Soon thereafter, he entered St. Nersess Seminary to prepare for the priesthood. He successfully completed the seminary's four-year program and graduated in 2003.
To expand his knowledge of pastoral ministry he participated in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at St. Vincent's Hospital in Massachusetts, while serving as a pastoral assistant at the Church of Our Saviour in Worcester, MA.
Archbishop Barsamian appointed the then-deacon to a two-year Diocesan-sponsored pastoral internship program at the St. Gregory the Enlightener Church of White Plains, NY, under the supervision of Rev. Fr. Karekin Kasparian.
On July 1, 2003, Deacon Mitchell Mouradjian was appointed deacon-in-charge of the Church of the Holy Resurrection of New Britain, CT. He was ordained as Fr. Kapriel on July 17, 2005, at the Church of the Holy Resurrection, where he served as pastor until January 2021.
In 1997, he was ordained as a Deacon by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate. Soon thereafter, he entered St. Nersess Seminary to prepare for the priesthood. He successfully completed the seminary's four-year program and graduated in 2003.
To expand his knowledge of pastoral ministry he participated in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at St. Vincent's Hospital in Massachusetts, while serving as a pastoral assistant at the Church of Our Saviour in Worcester, MA.
Archbishop Barsamian appointed the then-deacon to a two-year Diocesan-sponsored pastoral internship program at the St. Gregory the Enlightener Church of White Plains, NY, under the supervision of Rev. Fr. Karekin Kasparian.
On July 1, 2003, Deacon Mitchell Mouradjian was appointed deacon-in-charge of the Church of the Holy Resurrection of New Britain, CT. He was ordained as Fr. Kapriel on July 17, 2005, at the Church of the Holy Resurrection, where he served as pastor until January 2021.
Former Pastors of the Church
1925-1927 Rev. Karekin Deovletian
1928-1929 Rev. Unzak Kazanjian
1931-1932 Rev. Mesrob Hovhanesian
1935-1937 Rev. Khoren Mamigonian
1940-1941 Very Rev. Mesrob Semerjian
1942 Ver Rev. Terenig Poladian
1943 Rev. Mugurdich Minasian
1948-1951 Rev. Arnak Kasparian
1952 Rt. Rev. Bishop Mampre Kalfayan
1953 Very Rev. Alan Potookian
1954 Very Rev. Isahag Ghazarian
1955-1956 Very Rev. Muron Gourdjikian
1958-1967 Rev. Michael Buttero
1968-? Rev. Vartan DerAssadourian
? Rev. Michael Buttero
? Very Rev. Mesrob Semerjian
Deacon Hamlet Mehrabian
2003-2005 Deacon Mitchell Mouradjian
2005-2021 Father Kapriel Mouradjian
2021 Deacon Michael Sabounjian
2021-present Father Haroutiun Sabounjian