Garabed Amadouni
Garabed Amadouni (born February 16, 1900 in Ankara , Turkey , † January 14, 1984 ) was Apostolic Exarch of the Vicariate for the Armenian Catholic Church in France .
Life
Garabed Amadouni was ordained a priest on December 8, 1925 . With the call to the Apostolic Exarch of France on July 22, 1960 he was appointed titular bishop of Amathus in Cypro .
The prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian and the co-consecrators Archbishop Emeritus Krikor Hindie of Aleppo and the Abbot General of Mechitarists Seraphin Uluhogian CAM initiated him on December 18, 1960. Bishop .
Between 1962 and 1965 he was a participant in the Second Vatican Council in Rome . Bishop Amadouni was co-consecrator with Hovhannes Tcholakian to the archbishop of Istanbul and the later patriarch of Cilicia Hemaiag Bedros XVII. Guedikian CAM. With the age-appropriate retirement on March 15, 1971, he was exarch emeritus of France until his death on January 14, 1984.
Web links
- Apostolic succession: Appointments 1971 [1] , Nekrolog 1984 [2] , titular seats [3] , Europe [4]
- Entry on Garabed Amadouni on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
- Armenian Catholic Church France (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Apostolic Exarch of France 1960–1971 |
Grégoire Ghabroyan ICPB |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amadouni, Garabed |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish-Armenian clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ankara , Turkey |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1984 |