Iknadios Bedros XVI. Batanian
Iknadios Bedros XVI. Batanian , also called Ignace Pierre XVI Batanian or Ignace Petros XVI. Batanian known, Armenian : Իգնատիոս Պետրոս ԺԶ Պաթանեան (* February 15, 1899 in Mardin , Turkey ; † October 9, 1979 in Bzommar , Lebanon ) was the sixteenth Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church .
Life
Iknadios Batanian was ordained a priest on June 29, 1921 . On August 5, 1933, he was appointed Bishop of Mardin and on October 29, 1933 Archbishop Avedis Bedros XIV. Arpiarian , the Patriarch of Cilicia, gave him episcopal ordination . On August 10, 1940, he was appointed titular archbishop of Gabula and on December 6, 1952, he took over the archbishopric of Aleppo . With the call to patriarchal vicar and auxiliary bishop in the Patriarchate of Cilicia, he was appointed titular archbishop of Colonia in Armenia .
On September 4, 1962 he was named Iknadios Bedros (Petrus) XVI. Batanian elected Patriarch of Cilicia. This election by the Armenian Catholic Synod of Bishops was confirmed by the Holy See on November 15, 1962 . In accordance with the provisions age he was on 22 April 1976 emeritus . From 1969 to 1976 he was President of the Armenian Catholic Synod of Bishops and from 1962 to 1965 he was a participant in the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council . During his tenure, he renewed the monastery of the Patriarchal Congregation of Bzommar and built an Armenian Catholic orphanage in Ainjar (Lebanon) .
Consecrations
As Patriarch of Cilicia he was the main consecrator of:
- Georges Layek as Archbishop of Aleppo
- Mesrop Terzian as titular bishop of Comana Armeniae as auxiliary bishop in Beirut
- Léonce Tchantayan as Bishop of Ispahan , Iran
- Paul Coussa titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia as auxiliary bishop in the Syrian Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
- Hemaiag Guedikian CAM as Titular Archbishop of Chersonesus in Zechia (later Patriarch of Cilicia)
- André Bedoglouyan ICPB as titular bishop of Comana Armeniae as auxiliary bishop in the Patriarchate of Cilicia
- Krikor Ayvazian as Bishop of Kamichlié , Syria
- Jean Kasparian ICPB as Archbishop of Baghdad , Iraq (later Patriarch of Cilicia)
- Vartan Tekeyan ICPB as Bishop of Ispahan
- and co-consecrator of:
- Hovhannes Baptist Apcar as Bishop of Ispahan, Iran
- Joseph Gennangi as Bishop of Kamichlié, Syria and
- Raphaël Bayan ICPB titular Bishop of Taua as Koadjutoreparch from Iskanderiya , Egypt
Web links
- Entry to Iknadios Bedros XVI. Batanian on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 28, 2016.
- Apostolic Succession - Asia 2
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
- Armenian Catholic Church Biography (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Note: The Archdiocese of Mardin (Turkey) was dissolved in 1954 and assigned to the Archeparchy of Baghdad (Armenians) . In 1972 the titular diocese of Mardin degli Armeni was founded and in 1992 it was promoted to titular archbishopric.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Krikor Bedros XV. Agagianian |
Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church 1962–1976 |
Hemaiag Bedros XVII. Guedikian |
| Krikor Hindié |
Archbishop of Aleppo 1952–1959 |
Georges Layek |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iknadios Bedros XVI. Batanian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ignace Pierre XVI Batanian; Ignace Petros XVI. Batanian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish clergyman, Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mardin , Turkey |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1979 |
| Place of death | Bzommar , Lebanon |