Léonce Tchantayan
Léonce Tchantayan (born January 20, 1908 in Konya , Turkey , † November 13, 1990 ) was an Armenian Catholic auxiliary bishop in Cilicia .
Life
Léonce Tchantayan was ordained a priest of the Armenian Catholic Church on November 1, 1937 . The Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church called him on August 5, 1967 Bishop of Isfahan in Iran . Pope Paul VI confirmed him in office. The Patriarch of Cilicia Archbishop Iknadios Bedros XVI. Batanian and the co-consecrators Bishop Mesrob Terzian (Auxiliary of Beirut ) and Bishop Raphael Bayan ( Iskanderiya in Egypt ) initiated him on November 19, 1967. Bishop.
With the call to auxiliary bishop in the Patriarchate of Cilicia on January 16, 1972 he resigned from the episcopate in Ispahan. At the same time he was appointed titular bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia . Until his death on November 13, 1990, he was also Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan. Bishop Tchantayan was co-consecrator at Grégoire Ghabroyan ICPB as Apostolic Exarch of France .
See also
Web links
- Apostolic succession: Appointments 1967 [1] , Appointments 1972 [2] , Nekrolog 1990 [3] , titular seats [4] , Asia 1 [5] , Asia 2 [6]
- Entry for Léonce Tchantayan on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hovhannes Baptist Apcar |
Bishop of Isfahan 1967 - 1972 |
Vartan Tekeyan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tchantayan, Léonce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish clergyman, Armenian Catholic Bishop of Ispahan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Konya , Turkey |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1990 |