Parsegh Baghdassarian
Parsegh Baghdassarian | |
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| Auxiliary Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae | |
| Archdiocese | Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada |
| Appointed | April 3, 2024 |
| Installed | June 15, 2024 |
| Other post(s) | Titular bishop of Comana Armeniae |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 2, 2000 by Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni |
| Consecration | June 15, 2024 by Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, and Jean Teyrouz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 21, 1975 |
| Styles of Parsegh Baghdassarian | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Eparch |
Parsegh Baghdassarian (born February 21, 1975) is an Armenian-Lebanese prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as an auxiliary eparch for the Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada, a jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church.
Career
[edit]Baghdassarian entered the Saint Michael the Archangel Seminary in Bzommar, Lebanon on August 8, 1988, where he studied philosophy and theology. He continued his studies in theology in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University where he graduated with the Licentiate of Oriental Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute. On September 2, 2000, Baghdassarian was ordained to the priesthood for the Institute of the Patriarchal Clergy of Bzommar, an Armenian Catholic religious order. He also obtained a diploma in the Formation of Educators at the Salesian Pontifical University.
Since 2017, he has served as pastor of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Los Angeles.
Episcopal career
[edit]Pope Francis appointed Baghdassarian auxiliary eparch for the Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg on April 3, 2024.[1][2] On June 15, 2024, Baghdassarian was consecrated as eparch.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.04.2024". Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada". Retrieved April 3, 2024.
External links
[edit]Episcopal succession
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