Vatican City, 21 May 2014 (VIS) – The
Holy Father has:
- acknowledged that the Patriarch of
Cilicia of the Armenians, Lebanon, with the consent of the permanent
Synod, has accepted the resignation from the office of coadjutor
archbishop of the archieparchy of Istanbul of the Armenians, Turkey,
presented by Archbishop George Khazzoum in accordance with canon 210
para. 1 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- appointed Archpriest Levon Boghos
Zekiyan, emeritus lecturer at the Universita Ca' Foscari, Venice, as
apostolic administrator “sede plena” of the archieparchy of
Istanbul of the Armenians (Catholics 3,339, priests 6, religious 6),
Turkey, elevating him to the dignity of Archbishop. The bishop-elect
was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1943, gave his solemn vows in 1964
and was ordained a priest in 1967. He has assumed the pastoral care
of the Armenian diaspora and the fraternity of Sts. Nicola and Sergio
in the Patriarchate of Venice and has served as ordinary professor of
Armenian language at the Universita Ca' Foscari, Venice, and as a
lecturer at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. He has also
served as Academic of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and
consultor for the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
- appointed Fr. Sergio Pellini S.D.B.,
Italy, director general of the Vatican Press, as chaplain of the
directorate of Safety Service and Civil Protection of Vatican City
State.
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