Нерсес Бедрос XIX

NERSES BEDROS XIX

Нерсес Бедрос XIX

Нерсес Бедрос XIX Тармуни

PATRIARCHAL SYNOD

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HIS BEATITUDE NERSES BEDROS XIX Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians

 Born in Cairo Egypt on the 17th January 1940 

He is the 5th of a family of 8 children. He completed his primary and secondary studies at the College of the “Brothers of Christian Schools” (Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes) in Cairo. He felt the vocation to priesthood very early in life and thus was sent to the “Armenian Leonian Pontifical College of Rome” in 1958 where he studied Philosophy and Theology at the “Pontifical Gregorian University”. His Bishop Msgr. Raphael Bayan ordained him priest in Cairo on The 15th August 1965. He served the parish of the Catholic Armenian Cathedral of the Annunciation in Cairo from 1965 to 1968 with the Rev. Father Jean Kasparian who became Patriarch Catholicos under the name of Jean Pierre XVIII in 1982. From 1968 to 1990 he was curate of the parish of St. Therese of Heliopolis (Cairo) where he encouraged the various religious movements, especially the Neo-Catechumenal Way. On the 18th February 1990, he was ordained bishop of the Eparchy (Diocese) of Alexandria for Egypt and Sudan by the imposition of the hands of His Beatitude Jean Pierre XVIII. During six years, from 1992 to 1997, as member of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt, he was the General Secretary of the Pastoral Council of the Catholic Church of Egypt. As a member of the Synod of the Bishops of the Catholic Armenian Patriarch Church, he was successful in being: Member of the Council of the three Bishops to direct the Patriarchal Curie from 1993 to 1995.· President of the Patriarchal Commission for the Vocations from 1993 to 1995. Member of the Permanent Synod as of 1994. In October 1999, he was elected by the Bishops of the Holy Synod of the Catholic Armenian Synod, Patriarch Catholicos of Cilice for the Catholic Armenians and took the name of Nerses Bedros XIX.

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Born in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 17, 1940, he is the 5th of a family of 8 children. He has done his primary and secondary studies in "Les Collèges des Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes" in Cairo. Feeling very early the vocation for priesthood, he was sent to "Collège Pontifical Léonien Arménien de Rome" in 1958, where he studied Philosophy and Theology at "Université Pontificale Grégorienne". His was ordained priest in Cairo on Aug. 15, 1965 by His Excellency Msgr. Raphael Bayan. He served the parish of the Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Cairo from 1965 to 1968 with the R. Father Hovannes Kasparian who became Catholicos Patriarch under the name of Hovannes Bedros XVIII in 1982. From 1968 till 1990, he became pastor of the parish of Heliopolis (Cairo), where he encouraged the various religious movements. On Feb. 18, 1990, he was consecrated bishop of the Eparchy of Alexandria for the Armenian Catholics of Egypt and Sudan by His Beatitude Hovannes Bedros XVIII. From 1992 to 1997, as a member of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt, he occupied the position of Secretary General of the Pastoral Council of the Catholic Church of Egypt. On Oct. 7, 1999, he was elected Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics by the Bishops of the Saint Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church, and was named Nerses Bedros XIX. He was enthroned on Oct. 24 the same year. He received the Ecclesiastical Communion from His Holiness Pope John Paul II on Dec. 13, 1999. As a member of the Synod of the Bishops of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Church, he became successively: Member of the Council of the Bishops of the Patriarchal Curia from 1993 to 1995, President of the Patriarchal Commission for the Vocations from 1993 to 1995, Member of the Permanent Synod from 1994 to 1999.

During his 6 years of office, His Beatitude has made pastoral visits to the following countries: Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, Poland, Sweden, Jordan, Ukraine, Iran, Kessab and Aleppo in Syria, Jerusalem, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentine in Latin America. He has also boosted the Armenian catholic schools and has encouraged the media, especially by reediting the monthly magazine "Massis" and by republishing the bulletin for the Sunday celebrations. On Oct. 7, 2001 on request of His Beatitude and on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the Christening (Baptism) of Armenia, the archbishop of Mardine Ignace Maloyan, martyr of the Armenian genocide of 1915, was proclaimed Blessed by His Holiness Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square in Rome. In Feb. 2002, His Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch sent the first parish priest to Moscow in order to begin a new mission among the Armenian Catholics in Russia, following the opening in 1991 of missions in Armenia and Georgia.

Address: Armenian Catholic Patriarchate, Hospital Orthodox Str., Geitawi, Tel.:01-570 555/8, Beirut, Lebanon

АРМЯНСКАЯ КАТОЛИЧЕСКАЯ ЦЕРКОВЬ Патриархи католических армян. Нерсес Бедрос XIX 1940- 1999-

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1- S. B. NERSES BEDROS XIX Tarmouni (Ep) Nom: TARMOUNI, Nerses. Nom: BÉDROS TARMOUNI (Ep). 17-01-1940: Né au Caire (Egypte). 15-08-1965: Ordination sacerdotale. 04-05-1989: nommé Administrateur Patriarcal de l'Éparchie d'Alexandrie des Arméniens. 21-08-1989: Élu eparque d'Alexandrie. 18-02-1990:Ordination épiscopale. 07-10-1999:Élu Catolicos Patriarche Arménien de Cilicie. 13-10-1999: Le Saint Père lui octroie la "ecclesiastica communio". 24-10-1999: Intronisation.

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Archbishop Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian) EventsDate Age Event Title 17 Jan 1940 67.07 Born Le Caire 15 Aug 1965 25.6 Ordained Priest Priest 21 Aug 1989 49.6 Appointed Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt 18 Feb 1990 50.1 Ordained Bishop Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt 7 Oct 1999 59.7 Appointed Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon 13 Oct 1999 59.7 Confirmed Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon