Very Rev. Barouyr Shernezian

Very Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, an Armenian Orthodox Priest, was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He studied at the Armenian Theological Seminary from 2004 to 2012 and was ordained as a priest in 2012 by the Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia. He served as the director of the "Cilicia" Museum and spiritual counselor for the Youth department from 2012 to 2015. In 2016, he became the parish pastor in the Armenian Community of San Francisco and a teacher at the Armenian School. He earned a Master's Degree from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, in 2019. During his time in San Francisco, he was active in various interfaith groups. He returned to Lebanon in 2019 as the museum director and spiritual director for the Armenian Church University Students’ Association. He became the dean of the Armenian Theological Seminary in 2020 and currently teaches biblical studies and Armenian Church history. He is also pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Fordham University in New York.