Vatican City, 27 July 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has granted ecclesiastical communion to His Beatitude
Gregoire Pierre XX Ghabroyan, as requested by the latter following
his election as Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians by the Synod of
the Patriarchal Church on 24 July. The new patriarch succeeds His
Beatitude Nerses Pierre XIX Tarmouni, who died on 25 June.
The Pope took the opportunity to send a
message of congratulations to His Beatitude Gregoire Pierre XX
Ghabroyan, in which he commented that his election comes at a moment
when the Church faces new difficulties and challenges, especially the
situation of many Armenian Catholic faithful in the Middle East.
“However, illuminated by the light of faith in the Risen Christ,
our outlook on the world is full of hope and mercy, for we are
certain that the Cross of Jesus is the tree that gives life”.
“I am sure that Your Beatitude, in
communion with the venerable Synod Fathers, with the help of the Holy
Spirit and with evangelical wisdom, will know how to be the 'Pater et
Caput”, the Good Shepherd to that part of the People of God
entrusted to you. The many Armenian martyrs and St. Gregory of Narek,
Doctor of the Church, will not fail to intercede on your behalf”.
Finally, the Pope entrusted the
Patriarch and his ministry to Jesus Christ and to the protection of
the Holy Mother of God, and imparted his apostolic benediction to all
the Patriarchate.
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