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Khaleej Times, UAE
Oct 12 2012
Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem dies at 93
(AFP) / 12 October 2012
JERUSALEM - The Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem, Torkom Manoogian,
one of the custodians of Christianity's holiest sites, died on Friday
at the age of 93, Armenian sources said.
A respected figure among Christians of the Holy Land, Manoogian had
been in a coma since January after a stroke. He headed the Armenian
Orthodox communities in Israel, the Palestinian territories and
Jordan.
Manoogian was born on February 16, 1919 in a refugee camp for
survivors of the Armenian genocide located near Baquba in the Iraqi
desert.
He studied theology at the seminary of the Armenian patriarchate of
Saint-Jacques in Jerusalem and was ordained in 1939.
In 1946, he was transferred to the United States, where he served as
New York's Armenian bishop and then primate of the Eastern Diocese of
the Armenian Church of America.
He was known in Jerusalem for his passion for music.
The Armenian Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, a monastic order, is one of
the custodians of the Holy Places, along with the Greek Orthodox and
Roman Catholic churches as well as the smaller Syriac and Coptic
churches.
There are currently an estimated 2,000 Armenians living in Jerusalem,
compared to 16,000 in 1948 when the state of Israel was founded.
With a presence in the Holy Land dating back to the 5th century AD,
the community is active in commerce, trading and pottery in the
Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The patriarch's funeral is to be held on October 22 at the Armenian
cemetery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. His successor will be elected in
40 days, an appointment which needs the approval of Israel and the
king of Jordan.
Oct 12 2012
Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem dies at 93
(AFP) / 12 October 2012
JERUSALEM - The Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem, Torkom Manoogian,
one of the custodians of Christianity's holiest sites, died on Friday
at the age of 93, Armenian sources said.
A respected figure among Christians of the Holy Land, Manoogian had
been in a coma since January after a stroke. He headed the Armenian
Orthodox communities in Israel, the Palestinian territories and
Jordan.
Manoogian was born on February 16, 1919 in a refugee camp for
survivors of the Armenian genocide located near Baquba in the Iraqi
desert.
He studied theology at the seminary of the Armenian patriarchate of
Saint-Jacques in Jerusalem and was ordained in 1939.
In 1946, he was transferred to the United States, where he served as
New York's Armenian bishop and then primate of the Eastern Diocese of
the Armenian Church of America.
He was known in Jerusalem for his passion for music.
The Armenian Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, a monastic order, is one of
the custodians of the Holy Places, along with the Greek Orthodox and
Roman Catholic churches as well as the smaller Syriac and Coptic
churches.
There are currently an estimated 2,000 Armenians living in Jerusalem,
compared to 16,000 in 1948 when the state of Israel was founded.
With a presence in the Holy Land dating back to the 5th century AD,
the community is active in commerce, trading and pottery in the
Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The patriarch's funeral is to be held on October 22 at the Armenian
cemetery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. His successor will be elected in
40 days, an appointment which needs the approval of Israel and the
king of Jordan.