Vatican City, 25 June 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has sent a telegram of condolences to the Patriarchal
Synod of the Patriarchate of Cilicia of the Armenians, Beirut, for
the sudden death of the Patriarch, His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX
Tarmouni, at the age of 75.
The Pope expresses his heartfelt
condolences to the faithful of the Patriarchate and recalls his close
collaboration with the Patriarch, one of the most prominent
consequences of which is the recent declaration of St. Gregory of
Narek as a Doctor of the Church.
“I entrust to the merciful Father the
soul of this devoted pastor who, as a priest dedicated himself
tirelessly to the service of the communities for whom he was
responsible, and later, as bishop, carried out his ministry with
faith and zeal, first in Alexandria and then as Patriarch of Cilicia
of the Armenians. I join in prayer with all those who are affected by
his sudden passing and convey my apostolic blessing, in particular to
the bishops of the Patriarchate of Cilicia of the Armenians, the
family of the deceased and all those who are to attend his funeral”.
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