Armenian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Armenian cathedral in 8th arrondissement, France.

The Armenian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist stands at 15 Rue Jean-Goujon, its light stone facade rising in tiers to a steep pyramidal roof clad in green copper. A recessed entry arch framed by paired columns sits below a small open loggia of six dark columns, with a sculpted roundel of a bearded figure inscribed "S. JEAN BAPTISTE" to the upper left. A drum tower with round-arched windows rises behind and left of the facade.

The first stone was laid on 5 October 1902 in the presence of Bishop Kévork Utudjian, and the building was completed in 1904 to designs by architect Albert Guilbert. Alexandre Mantashyants, an oil magnate from Tbilisi, bought the land for 450,000 francs; the whole project cost 1.54 million francs. Since December 2006 it has been the seat of the Armenian Diocese of France.

The cathedral is the seat of the Armenian Diocese of France, founded in December 2006 by Catholicos Garegin II Nersissian. In front of it stand a 13th-century stone cross and a statue honouring Armenian volunteers of the French army who died for France in the First World War. A requiem for Charles Aznavour was held here on 6 October 2018.

The cathedral stands at 15 Rue Jean-Goujon in the 8th arrondissement, a short walk from the Champs-Élysées and the Seine. Before the entrance, look for the 13th-century stone cross and the statue honouring Armenian volunteers who died for France in the First World War. The interior is in use for worship, so time your visit around services.

The building rose in a neighborhood primarily inhabited by French and foreign financiers, making it an unusual location for an Armenian church. This setting made it a cultural bridge for the city's dispersed Armenian professional class.