Mr. Michel Davoudian […]

His Beatitude Raphaël François Minassian the President of “Armenian Caritas” since 2011. Raphael archbishop Minassian received the high school education in the seminary of the Patriarchal Congregation of Bzommar. In 1966, he continued his studies first at the Pontifical Levonian Armenian College and then at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he got the diploma of philosophy and theology and continued his studies at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome specializing in practical psychology. In June 24, 1973, in the capital of Lebanon Beirut, he was ordained a celibate priest. Until 1980, Raphael archbishop Minassian was the parish priest of St.

Mr. Michel Davoudian is Board member of “Armenian Caritas” benevolent NGO. Being born in Paris France in 1955, Mr. Davoudian has been helping Mgr.Ghabroyan Bishop of the “Eparchie de Sainte Croix des Arméniens de France” for more than 30 years being a member of the Board and treasurer of the Eparchie until 2012 when he decides to dedicate most of his time in Armenia. He has been presiding the board of the Lassalian Catholic school “La Rochefoucauld” 2000 to 2012. On December 7, 2014 the Meeting of the Core Team appointed Mr. Davoudian along with Mrs.

Mrs. Zevart Nadjarian is the initiating founder, consultant and Board member of “Armenian Caritas” benevolent NGO. Ground work activities for the establishment of a Caritas office in Armenia started in 1993 by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) after the closure of their office in Lebanon where Mrs. Nadjarian, Director of the office, was hired by CRS as consultant/trainer for the establishment of a Caritas office in Armenia. On October 6, 1994, Mrs. Nadjarian and Mr. Robert Quinlan from CRS Geneva visited the Armenian Catholic Ordinariate in Gyumri to assess the willingness of the Armenian Catholic Church to establish a Caritas and become engaged in relief and development activities,