Appointed Fr. Raphael Minassian, patriarchal exarch for the Armenians in Jerusalem and Amman, as ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe

Vatican Information Service
06.24.2011 – Twenty-First Year – Num. 118

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, 24 JUN 2011 (VIS) – The Holy Father:

– Appointed Fr. Raphael Minassian, patriarchal exarch for the Armenians in
Jerusalem and Amman, as ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe,
giving him the “ad personam” title of archbishop. The archbishop-elect was
born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1946 and ordained a priest in 1973.
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VIS 20110624 (190)

From: A. Papazian