Mikael Bedros III. Kasbarian
Mikael Bedros III. Kasbarian OAM , also Michael Petrus III. Kasbarian , ( Armenian : Միքայէլ Պետրոս Գ. Գասպարեան; *?; † November 10, 1780 in Bzommar , Jordan ) was the third Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia . He is the founder of the Armenian Catholic Church in Bzommar.
Life
Mikael Kasbarian was initially a monk of the Armenian Antonians and came from Aleppo in Syria . He was ordained Bishop of the Armenian Catholic Church in 1753 and elected Patriarch of Cilicia. His election was confirmed on June 23, 1753. During his tenure, a church building for the Armenian Catholic Church was inaugurated in Bzommar in 1771.
Act
With the expansion of the Armenian Catholic Church, Kasbarian recognized the need for missionary work and founded a training center for missionaries . His attempt to settle the Antonian religious order in Bzommar failed because of their desire for independence.
Web links
- Entry to Mikael Bedros III. Kasbarian on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 22, 2016.
- Biographies of Past Catholicos Patriarch in the Armenian Catholic Church History (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hagop Bedros II. Hovsepian |
Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church 1753–1780 |
Parsegh Bedros IV. Avkadian |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mikael Bedros III. Kasbarian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michael Petrus III. Kasbarian, Միքայէլ Պետրոս Գ. Գասպարեան |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1780 |
| Place of death | Bzommar , Jordan |