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SORROW AT THE DEATH OF ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC PATRIARCH
Ekklesia
Oct 17 2012
UK
Church leaders across the world have expressed deep sorrow over the
death of Armenian Apostolic Patriarch Torkom II Manoogian, primate
of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Torkom II passed away on 12 October at the age of 96.
"The World Council of Churches mourns his death as it is a loss to
the Armenians all over the world, and to the Christians in the Middle
East to whom he dedicated his whole life and ministry in Christ,"
said Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary.
"His Beatitude's contributions towards reconciliation and peace with
justice in the Holy Land will be remembered by all the churches for
a long time."
"I had the honour and opportunity to meet with His Beatitude and be
inspired by his deep pastoral experience and wisdom," added Dr Tveit.
Under the leadership of Torkom II, the Armenian Patriarchate of
Jerusalem was engaged in several initiatives for peace in the Holy
Land by the WCC, including the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme
in Palestine/Israel.
Born in the city of Bakouba in Iraq, Torkom II studied at the
Theological Seminary of the Armenian Patriarchate of St James in
Jerusalem. He was ordained deacon in 1936 and priest in 1939. He also
spent several years in the United States, where he served as primate
of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America.
As an ecumenist and theologian Torkom II made significant contributions
to the debates related to peace in the Holy Land and history of the
Armenian genocide. He was also a poet and a musician.
The funeral of Patriarch Torkom II will take place on 22 October
in Jerusalem.
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http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17190
From: Baghdasarian
Ekklesia
Oct 17 2012
UK
Church leaders across the world have expressed deep sorrow over the
death of Armenian Apostolic Patriarch Torkom II Manoogian, primate
of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Torkom II passed away on 12 October at the age of 96.
"The World Council of Churches mourns his death as it is a loss to
the Armenians all over the world, and to the Christians in the Middle
East to whom he dedicated his whole life and ministry in Christ,"
said Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary.
"His Beatitude's contributions towards reconciliation and peace with
justice in the Holy Land will be remembered by all the churches for
a long time."
"I had the honour and opportunity to meet with His Beatitude and be
inspired by his deep pastoral experience and wisdom," added Dr Tveit.
Under the leadership of Torkom II, the Armenian Patriarchate of
Jerusalem was engaged in several initiatives for peace in the Holy
Land by the WCC, including the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme
in Palestine/Israel.
Born in the city of Bakouba in Iraq, Torkom II studied at the
Theological Seminary of the Armenian Patriarchate of St James in
Jerusalem. He was ordained deacon in 1936 and priest in 1939. He also
spent several years in the United States, where he served as primate
of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America.
As an ecumenist and theologian Torkom II made significant contributions
to the debates related to peace in the Holy Land and history of the
Armenian genocide. He was also a poet and a musician.
The funeral of Patriarch Torkom II will take place on 22 October
in Jerusalem.
[Ekk/3]
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17190
From: Baghdasarian