Georges Hurmuz
Georges Hurmuz CMV (* 1797 in Constantinople , Ottoman Empire , † April 12, 1876 ) was an Armenian-Catholic clergyman and Abbot General of the Mechitarists of Venice .
Life
Georges Hurmuz joined the congregation in Mechitarists of Venice and received on January 17, 1819 sacrament of Holy Orders .
On August 14, 1846, Hurmuz became Abbot General of the Mechitarists of Venice. Pope Pius IX appointed him titular Archbishop of Siunia on the same day . The Prefect of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide , Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni , ordained him episcopal on August 23 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the secretary of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide , Curia Archbishop Giovanni Brunelli , and the Bishop of Recanati and Loreto , Francesco Brigante Colonna .
Georges Hurmuz took part in the First Vatican Council .
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| SURNAME | Hurmuz, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian Catholic religious and Abbot General of the Mechitarists of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople , Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1876 |