- Armenian British
Infobox Ethnic group
group = Armenian Britons
caption=David Dickinson ,Calouste Gulbenkian
flagicon|UK flagicon|Armenia
poptime = Armenian Born
589cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls|title=Country-of-birth data, 2001|publisher=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |accessdate=2008-09-14]
Ancestral Numbers Unknown
popplace =London ,Manchester ,Liverpool
langs = English, Armenian
rels =Christianity ,Armenian Apostolic Church .Armenian Britons are citizens of the
United Kingdom who are of Armenian origin. There has been sporadic emigration fromArmenia to the UK since the 18th century, with the biggest influx coming after the Second World War. The majority are based in the major cities ofLondon ,Manchester andLiverpool . The2001 UK Census recorded 589 Armenian-born people living in the UK, although there may be as many as 18,000 ethnic Armenians including those who are British born, according to one estimate. [cite web|url=http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/followup/population.html|title=Population|publisher=Armenian Diaspora Conference|accessdate=2008-09-14] . Armenians are concentrated in London.History
The first Armenians to arrive in Britain settled in Manchester in the 19th century. A mixture of textile traders, small manufacturers and retailers, in 1870 they built the first Armenian church in Britain. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article458049.ece Celebrating the first Christian nation] ]
Religion
Most British Armenians belong to the Armenian Apostolic faithand are under the jurisdiction of the See of Holy Echmiadzin of the
Armenian Apostolic Church The principal church is the St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church (Kensington, London). There are St Yeghishé Armenian Apostolic Church (on Gloucester Road, London) and the Holy Trinity (Sourp Yerrortoutyoun) Armenian Apostolic Church of Manchester.
Apart from St Sarkis, the capital’s Armenians also worship in nearby St Yeghiche, a former Anglican church
There are also a small number of Armenian Catholics and Armenian Evangelicals.
List of notable British-Armenians
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Levon Chilingirian OBE, musician
*Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham KBE, surgeon and first British-Armenian peer
*David Dickinson , antiques expert and Television presenter
*Calouste Gulbenkian , one of the founders ofRoyal Dutch Shell and oil magnate
* Natasha Shishmanian,Golf professional , journalist, writer and wife of Chris Evans
*Roland Manookian , actor, major role in the "Football Factory" byNick Love
*Bob Manoukian , businessman
*Alexander Raphael , first person of Armenian descent to become a member of the House of Commons
*Aram Shishmanian , non-executive director ofResolution plc and board member ofBritannic Group
*Hag Simonian , correspondent ofFinancial Times
*Dikran Tahta , mathematician and teacher
*Paul Kassabian - Deputy project manager ofGateshead Millennium Bridge atWatson Steel Plc
*Anahid Kassabian - Professor of music atUniversity of Liverpool
*Ervant Abrahamian - former professor of Middle East history atOxford University
*Bernard Andonian - Immigration Judge, one of the top immigration lawyers
*Paul Gulbenkian - Immigration Judge, one of the top lawyers
*Barbara Sahakian - Professor of psychology atCambridge University
*Robert Istepanian - Professor of Data Communication atKingston University
*Revd Dr V.N. Nersessian - Curator, The British Library
*Joe Strummer -Musicianee also
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List of Armenian-Americans
*List of Armenian-Iranians
*List of Armenian-Russians
*List of French-Armenians
*List of Armenians
*Armenian Diaspora References
External links
* [http://www.accc.org.uk Armenian Community and Church Council of Great Britain]
* [http://www.caia.org.uk Centre for Armenian Information and Advice]
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