Armenian Church

Recent Appointments of Bishops

DateDescendingRecent Events
2026.03.02

Argentina Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

Argentina Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Administrator of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Brazil Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) and Member of Council for the Economy, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator for Brazil of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

Uruguay Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator for Uruguay of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

2026.02.09

Iran Bishop Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

2025.10.19

Turkiye Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye), was canonised

2025.03.31

Argentina Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Administrator of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

2025.01.25

Greece Fr. Hovsep Bezazian (Bezouzou) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

USA Fr. Mikaël Bassalé, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Ordinary of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

2024.11.06

Brazil Bishop Pablo León Hakimian, Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil), passed away at 70

2024.10.21

Turkiye Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Turkiye Archpriest Vartan Kirakos Kazanjian was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

2024.09.21

Armenia Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians

2024.09.09

Syria Bishop Kévork Assadourian resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2024.08.21

Armenia Archpriest Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

USA Fr. Mikaël Bassalé, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

2024.06.15

USA Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

2024.05.26

Lebanon Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2024.04.03

Lebanon Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

USA Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

2023.09

Syria Bishop Kévork Assadourian, Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

2023.08.27

Iraq Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara was consecrated as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

2023.05.27

Iraq Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

2023

Syria Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B., resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

2022.10.05

Syria Fr. Antranig Ayvazian was consecrated as Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

2022.08.20

Syria Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Syria Fr. Antranig Ayvazian, Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was elected Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

2022.08

Iraq Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Jordan Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan, Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

2022.07.01

Italy Fr. Pietro Felet, S.C.I. di Béth., resigned as General Secretary of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions and General Secretary of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

2022.05.17

Lebanon Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

USA Fr. Mikaël Bassalé, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

2022.01

Turkiye Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

2021.11.24

Turkiye Archbishop Georges Khazzoum was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians

2021.10.18

USA Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA), passed away at 91

2021.09.23

Lebanon Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B., Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), was elected Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Syria Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2021.05.26

Syria Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2021.05.25

Lebanon Patriarch Grégoire Bedros XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 86

2021.02.15

Armenia Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) and Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), passed away at 88

2020.09.02

Romania Archbishop György Miklós Jakubínyi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Romania Archbishop Gergely Kovács, Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

2020.06.27

France Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

France Bishop Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

2019.05.10

Egypt Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Iraq Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

2019

Jordan Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

2018.09.29

Brazil Fr. Pablo León Hakimian was consecrated as Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

2018.09.13

Iraq Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B., Archbishop emeritus of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq), passed away at 84

2018.08.12

France Fr. Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

2018.07.04

Argentina Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil) and Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

Brazil Fr. Pablo León Hakimian, Priest of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina), was elected Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) and Apostolic Exarch of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

2018.06.23

France Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., resigned as Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

France Fr. Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B., was elected Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

Iraq Fr. Nersès Joseph Zabbara, Priest of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

2018

Turkiye Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

2017.11.21

Armenia Archbishop Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M., Coadjutor Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), passed away at 84

2017.10.09

Iraq Archbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B., resigned as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

2016.11.27

Netherlands Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Superior General emeritus of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), passed away at 87

2016.09.16

Turkiye Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian, Archbishop emeritus of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), passed away at 97

2016.06.05

Turkiye Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) and President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye, was appointed as Pontifical Delegate for Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

2016

Abbot Elia Kilaghbian, C.A.M., resigned as Abbot General of Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

2015.11.25

Egypt Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa, Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt), was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

2015.11.21

Iran Fr. Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Syria Fr. Kévork Assadourian was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2015.10.30

Armenia Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

Jordan Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan, Priest of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Armenians

2015.10.01

Armenia Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Iran Fr. Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B., was elected Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

2015.09.05

Syria Fr. Kévork Assadourian, Priest of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) and Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians

2015.07.25

Lebanon Patriarch Grégoire Bedros XX Ghabroyan, was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

2015.07.24

Lebanon Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), was elected Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2015.06.25

Lebanon Bishop Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Lebanon Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX Tarmouni, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 75

2015.04.12

Turkiye Saint Gregory of Narek was proclaimed as Doctor of the Church

2015.04

Turkiye Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye

2015.03.21

Armenia Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

Greece Fr. Hovsep Bezazian (Bezouzou) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)

Turkiye Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian resigned as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Turkiye Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye), was appointed as Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

2014.12.29

USA Diocese of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (USA)

USA Bishop Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B., Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

2014.09.13

Turkiye Fr. Lévon Boghos Zékiyan was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians

2014.05.21

Turkiye Archbishop Georges Khazzoum resigned as Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

Turkiye Fr. Lévon Boghos Zékiyan, Priest of Venezia (Italy), was elected Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Armenians and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

2014.04.30

Armenia Fr. Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B., Procurator at Rome of the Armenians, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan)

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Recent Appointments in the Eastern Church

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