Lévon Boghos Zékian
Lévon Boghos Zékian (born October 21, 1943 in Istanbul , Turkey ) is the Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Istanbul .
Life
Lévon Boghos Zekian received on 21 May 1967, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On 21 May 2014 it appointed Pope Francis to Titular Archbishop of Amida degli Armeni and ordered him apostolic administrator sede plena of Istanbul. He received his episcopal ordination from the Patriarch of Cilicia , Nerses Bedros XIX. Tarmouni , September 13th of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Aleppo , Boutros Marayati , and the Bishop of Iskanderiya , Krikor-Okosdinos Coussa .
On March 21, 2015, Pope Francis released him from the office of Apostolic Administrator in order to create the canonical prerequisite for his election as Archbishop by the Synod of the Patriarchate of Cilicia on the same date.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo dell'Arcieparchia di Istanbul degli Armeni (Turchia) e elezione del nuovo Arcivescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 21, 2015, accessed March 21, 2015 (Italian).
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| SURNAME | Zékian, Lévon Boghos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish clergyman, Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Istanbul |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul , Turkey |