 Azaria was henceforth active as a missionary among his compatriots and a servant of the Holy See.In 1826 he was made Abbot General of the Order, and in 1827 he was named the Titular Archbishop of Caesarea.Under him the Mechitarist community in Vienna prospered, its library was increased, a bookstore added to the printing press, and an abundant religious literature created, in Armenian and in German.