Yeghishé Gizirian

Yeghishé Gizirian (birth name Zaven , born July 15, 1925 in Damascus ; † March 18, 2016 ) was a bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church .

Life

He belonged to the monastic brotherhood of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Church of Our Lady of St. Etchmiadzin). In 1982 he was ordained bishop by Wasgen I , the "Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians", and appointed Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Great Britain, based in Lambeth Palace , the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury . He was a participant in the Lambeth Conference , the ten-year assembly of all Anglican bishops . From 1990 to 2002 he was President of the Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches in Great Britain. In 1993 he was appointed archbishop. In 2000 his application for retirement was granted.

Web links

Archbishop Yeghishé Gizirian Enters His Eternal Rest

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b "Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian Enters His Eternal Rest" , Armenian Apostolic Church , March 18, 2016 (s.)

personal data
SURNAME	Gizirian, Yeghishé
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zaven Gizirian, Yeghishé (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	July 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Damascus
DATE OF DEATH	March 18, 2016

[AAK-1] "Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian Enters His Eternal Rest" , Armenian Apostolic Church , March 18, 2016 (s.)