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ARMENIAN PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM PASSES AWAY
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October 12, 2012 | 14:12
ETCHMIADZIN. - The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II has learned
Friday that Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, the Armenian Patriarch of
Jerusalem, has passed away at the age of 93 and after a long illness,
Information System of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin informs.
Archbishop Manoogian was born in 1919 in a refugee camp near the
desert town of Baquba, north of Baghdad, Iraq.
His Beatitude played a vital role in the promotion of international
ecumenical relations. He served on the Board of the National Council
of Churches of Christ in the United States, and was Chairman of the
Board of "Religion in American Life." Also, he was a member of the
Board of Directors of the "Appeal of Conscience Foundation."
Archbishop Torkom Manoogian had published some twenty books and
monographs, and he was considered a foremost expert and lecturer on
the Armenian composer, Komitas.
news.am
October 12, 2012 | 14:12
ETCHMIADZIN. - The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II has learned
Friday that Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, the Armenian Patriarch of
Jerusalem, has passed away at the age of 93 and after a long illness,
Information System of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin informs.
Archbishop Manoogian was born in 1919 in a refugee camp near the
desert town of Baquba, north of Baghdad, Iraq.
His Beatitude played a vital role in the promotion of international
ecumenical relations. He served on the Board of the National Council
of Churches of Christ in the United States, and was Chairman of the
Board of "Religion in American Life." Also, he was a member of the
Board of Directors of the "Appeal of Conscience Foundation."
Archbishop Torkom Manoogian had published some twenty books and
monographs, and he was considered a foremost expert and lecturer on
the Armenian composer, Komitas.