Nersès Tayroyan
Nersès Tayroyan (born March 21, 1895 in Mardin , as-Sulaimaniya , Iraq ; † August 4, 1986 ) was the first Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Baghdad .
Life
Nersès Tayroyan was ordained a priest in the Armenian Catholic rite on December 21, 1919 . On May 3, 1940, he was appointed Archbishop of Mardin in Turkey ; Patriarch Krikor Bedros XV donated him episcopal ordination on October 27, 1940 . Agagianian ; Co-consecrators were Archbishop Jean Naslian , former Bishop of Trabzon , and Archbishop Jacques Nessimian , Armenian Catholic Bishop of Iskanderiya (Alexandria) . He was appointed archbishop of the Baghdad Archepark on June 29, 1954, and worked until his retirement on October 1, 1972. At the same time as his retirement, he was appointed titular archbishop of Melitene degli Armeni .
As archbishop he was Mitkonsekrator of Hovhannes Baptist Apcar Bishop of Isfahan in Iran . From 1962 to 1965 he was a member of the Second Vatican Council .
Web links
- Entry on Nersès Tayroyan on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 2, 2017.
- Apostolic Succession: Titular Seats , Asia 1 , Asia 2
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Archbishop of Baghdad 1954–1972 |
Johannes Kasparian |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tayroyan, Nersès |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi clergyman, Archbishop of Baghdad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mardin , as-Sulaimaniya , Iraq |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1986 |