Nechan Karakéhéyan
Nechan Karakéhéyan ICPB (born April 17, 1932 in Piraeus ) is emeritus professor of Eastern Europe .
Life
Nechan Karakéhéyan joined the religious order of the Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar and was ordained a priest on July 2, 1960 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Ordinary of Greece on 1991 . On September 27, 2000, he was named Bishop of Ispahan .
The Patriarch of Cilicia , Nerses Bedros XIX. , gave him episcopal ordination on January 28 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were Grégoire Ghabroyan ICPB, Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris , and Manuel Batakian ICPB, Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America and Canada .
On January 7, 2003, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Greece. On April 2, 2005, he was appointed Ordinary of Eastern Europe and Titular Archbishop of Adana degli Armeni . On January 6, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
From 2003 to 2015 he was Apostolic Administrator of the Ordinariate for Armenian Believers in Greece.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Nerses The Nersessian CAM |
Full Professor of Eastern Europe 2005–2010 |
Raphaël François Minassian |
| Vartan Tekeyan ICPB |
Bishop of Ispahan 2000-2005 |
Sarkis Davidian ICPB |
| Giovanni Koyounian |
Ordinary of Greece 1991–2000 Apostolic Administrator 2003–2015 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Karakéhéyan, Nechan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek clergyman, professor emeritus of Eastern Europe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piraeus |