Ignazio Ghiurekian
Ignazio Ghiurekian CMV (born February 14, 1833 in Trabzon , Ottoman Empire , † December 3, 1921 ) was an Armenian Catholic religious and Abbot General of the Mechitarists of Venice .
Life
Ignazio Ghiurekian joined the Congregation of Mechitarists of Venice in 1854, and received the sacrament of Holy Orders .
In 1876 Ghiurekian became Abbot General of the Mechitarists of Venice. Pope Pius IX appointed him on May 8, 1877 titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope . The Prefect of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide , Cardinal Alessandro Franchi , ordained him episcopal on May 20th of the same year .
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| SURNAME | Ghiurekian, Ignazio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian Catholic religious, Abbot General of the Mechitarists of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trabzon , Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1921 |