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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From: A. Papazian
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