Vartan Kechichian
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ChurchArmenian Catholic Church
Appointed17 February 2001
Term ended2 April 2005
Other post(s)Abbot Primate of Mekhitarists (1997–2000),
Titular Archbishop of Mardin for Armenians (2001–2017)
Titular Archbishop of Mardin for Armenians (2001–2017)
Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. | |
|---|---|
| Coadjutor Ordinary of Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Eastern Europe | |
| Church | Armenian Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 17 February 2001 |
| Term ended | 2 April 2005 |
| Other post(s) | Abbot Primate of Mekhitarists (1997–2000), Titular Archbishop of Mardin for Armenians (2001–2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 September 1959 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 13 May 2001 (Bishop) by Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vartan Kechichian 13 September 1933 |
| Died | 22 November 2017 (aged 84) Lido di Venezia, Italy |
Archbishop Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. (Armenian: Վարդան Քեչիչյան; 13 September 1933 – 22 November 2017) was a Syrian-born Armenian Catholic hierarch. He served as a Titular Archbishop of Mardin for Armenians and Coadjutor Ordinary of Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Eastern Europe from 17 February 2001 until his retirement on 2 April 2005.[1]