Vicken aykazian biography samples
Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) spoke to the summer interns at the Armenian Diocese on Thursday.
Born in Siirt, Turkey, in , he moved to Jerusalem as a young man to study at the city's Armenian Patriarchate..
Was born in Sghert, Turkey. Baptismal name is Onnik.
From 1963 to 1966 - Holy Cross Seminary in Istanbul.
From 1967 to 1971 - Jarankavoratz Theological Seminary.
From 1975 to 1976 - St.
Augustine College of Canterbury (England).
From 1976 to 1979 - Kings College in London (Bachelor of Theology).
From 1988 to 1991 - Catholic University of Freiburg (Switzerland) (PhD degree).
- Ecclesiastical titles and ordination
In 1968 - Ordained to the Diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Yeghishe derderian.
In 1971 - Ordained as a Celibate priest by His Eminence Archbishop Yeghishe derderian.
In 1978 - Rank of Archimandrite by His Eminence Archbishop Yeghishe derderian.
In 1992 - Consecrated as a Bishop by Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Vasken I.
In 2006 - Rank of Archbishop by the Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.
From 1971 to 1974 - Senior Translato