Joseph Arnaouti
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Joseph Arnaouti | |
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| Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Damascus | |
| Native name | Յովսէփ Արնաութեան |
| Church | Armenian Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Damascus |
| Province | Cilicia |
| Installed | 24 May 1997 |
| Term ended | December 2023 |
| Predecessor | Kevork Tayroyan |
| Successor | Kévork Assadourian |
| Other posts | Bishop of Qamishli (1989–1992), Auxiliary Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (1994–1997), Curial Bishop of Cilicia (1997–1999) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 April 1969 |
| Consecration | 18 March 1990 by Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian, André Bedoglouyan, Krikor Ayvazian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Arnaouti 2 May 1936 |
Joseph Arnaouti, ICPB (Armenian: Յովսէփ Արնաութեան; born 2 May 1936) is a Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch. He served as the Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus since 1997 until 2023.
Joseph Arnaouti was born in Aleppo, Syria, on 2 May 1936. He joined the Patriarchal Congregation of Bzommar and was ordained to the priesthood on 5 April 1969.[1]
On 21 August 1989, he was appointed Bishop of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli. He was consecrated on 18 March 1990 by Patriarch Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian, with Bishops André Bedoglouyan and Krikor Ayvazian serving as co-consecrators, but he resigned on 10 April 1992. Later he served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires in Argentina from 24 May 1994 until 1997 and as a Curial Bishop of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia from 1997 until 1999.[1]
Simultaneously, on 24 May 1997, he was appointed the Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus for the Armenian Catholics, and served in this position until December 2023.[1]