His Excellency Raphael archbishop Minassian – the Archbishop of Armenian Catholics of Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Eastern Europe and 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. Gregory the Illuminator- St. Elijah church of Episcopal residence in Beirut. In 1978, first he was appointed as a secretary of an ecclesiastical instance of the Armenian Catholic Church in Lebanon, and later, as an ecclesiastical judge, until 1989.
In 1980 – 1984 he lectured rituals at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Beirut.
In 1983 – 1986 he was the parish priest of the St. Cross church in Zalka (Lebanon) constructed on his efforts.
In 1986-1988 he was the Patriarchal Secretary. Read More …>>
 

 

 

  

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