Armenian Church

Bishop Pablo León Hakimian, Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil), passed away at 70

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Archpriest Vartan Kirakos Kazanjian was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians

Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Bishop Kévork Assadourian, Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara was consecrated as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B., resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. Antranig Ayvazian was consecrated as Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. Antranig Ayvazian, Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was elected Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan, Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Fr. Pietro Felet, S.C.I. di Béth., resigned as General Secretary of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions and General Secretary of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA), passed away at 91

Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B., Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), was elected Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Patriarch Grégoire Bedros XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 86

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) and Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), passed away at 88

Archbishop György Miklós Jakubínyi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Archbishop Gergely Kovács, Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Pablo León Hakimian was consecrated as Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B., Archbishop emeritus of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), passed away at 84

Fr. Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil) and Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

Fr. Pablo León Hakimian, Priest of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina), was elected Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., resigned as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Fr. Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B., was elected Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

Archbishop Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M., Coadjutor Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), passed away at 84

Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B., resigned as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Superior General emeritus of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), passed away at 87

Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian, Archbishop emeritus of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), passed away at 97

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) and President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Abbot Elia Kilaghbian, C.A.M., resigned as Abbot General of Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa, Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Fr. Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Fr. Kévork Assadourian was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan, Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Fr. Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B., was elected Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Fr. Kévork Assadourian, Priest of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Patriarch Grégoire Bedros XX Ghabroyan, was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), was elected Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX Tarmouni, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 75

Saint Gregory of Narek was proclaimed as Doctor of the Church

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

Fr. Hovsep Bezazian (Bezouzou) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), was appointed as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Diocese of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (USA)

Bishop Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Fr. Lévon Boghos Zékiyan was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians

Archbishop Kévork Khazoumian resigned as Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Fr. Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Priest of Venezia (Italy), was elected Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Wojciech Polak, Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine)

Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., Procurator at Rome of the Armenians, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Msgr. Joseph Antoine Kélékian resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., Titular Bishop of Melitene of the Armenians and Bishop of Curia of the Armenians, was appointed as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Fr. Kévork Assadourian resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

Bishop Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 76

Archbishop Paul Coussa, Archbishop emeritus of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), passed away at 94