The Armenian Prelacy of Isfahan,, is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran. It is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholicossat
Building of Diocese of Isfahan (left) and the church of St Joseph of Arimathea (right).
Khachatur Kesaratsi was an Armenian archbishop in Safavid Iran. He is credited with the founding of the first printing press in Iran, in 1633, or 1636. In 1638, the first book was printed; a Saghmosar
Statue of Khachatur Kesaratsi in front of the museum dedicated to him, in New Julfa