Archbishop Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. †

Deceased

Coadjutor Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)

Titular Archbishop of Mardin degli Armeni

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Sep 1933		Born
15 Aug 1956	22.9	Solemn Vows	Member of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
8 Sep 1959	25.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
1997²	63.3	Appointed	Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
2000²	66.3	Resigned	Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
17 Feb 2001	67.4	Appointed	Coadjutor Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
17 Feb 2001	67.4	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Mardin degli Armeni
13 May 2001	67.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Mardin degli Armeni
2 Apr 2005	71.5	Retired	Coadjutor Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
22 Nov 2017	84.1	Died	Coadjutor Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Vartan Kechichian
(WikiData: Q1317461)
Archbishop Vartan Kechichian C.A.M. (born 13 Sep 1933, died 22 Nov 2017) Coadjutor Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale}

Ad Limina - April 2008: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Kessab
Ordained Bishop St-Grégoire l`Illuminateur-St-Élie, Cathedral, Beyrouth
Death Place San Camillo del Lido, Hospital, Venezia, Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

a priest for 58.2 years
a bishop for 16.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza) †
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †
Titular Bishop of Tokat degli Armeni
Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B.
Titular Bishop of Melitene degli Armeni

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza) † (1990)
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Patriarch Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, I.C.P.B. † (1973)
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Patriarch Ignace Pierre XVI (Louis) Batanian † (1933)
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Patriarch Avedis Bédros XIV Arpiarian † (1890)
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Patriarch Stephan Bedros X Azarian † (1877)
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Patriarch Andon Bedros Hassoun † (1842)
Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galleffi † (1819)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
Pope Clement XIII (1743)
(Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †)
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Event	Place
Birth Place	Kessab
Ordained Bishop	St-Grégoire l`Illuminateur-St-Élie, Cathedral, Beyrouth
Death Place	San Camillo del Lido, Hospital, Venezia, Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 163, Number 13,977
d: CB, 23 Nov 2017
sole: CB, 8 Dec 2017
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 234, Necrology (back)

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