He was born as Louis Batanian in Mardin, Ottoman Empire. He was ordained a priest in 1921 when he was 22 years old. He was consecrated as bishop on 29 October 1933, as Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (1933–1940) and titular Archbishop of Gabula (1940–1952). He was assigned Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians in northern Syria (1952–1959) and finally titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia (1959–1962).[1]
He became Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia of the Armenians (in Lebanon) on 24 April 1959 to Catholicos Cardinal Gregory-Petros XV Agagianian until 4 September 1962, when he was elected as Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholics on that day. His official reign as Patriarch continued from 15 November 1962 until 22 April 1976 when he resigned because of legal age. He constructed the new convent of Bzommar and the Armenian Catholic orphanage of Anjar, Lebanon. He witnessed as Patriarch the first two very difficult years of the Lebanese Civil War. [citation needed]
ignatius, bedros, batanian, armenian, Իգնատիոս, Պետրոս, ԺԶ, Պաթանեան, french, ignace, pierre, batanian, february, 1899, mardin, ottoman, empire, october, 1979, lebanon, armenian, catholic, catholicos, patriarch, cilicia, from, 1962, until, resignation, 1976, e. Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian in Armenian Իգնատիոս Պետրոս ԺԶ Պաթանեան French Ignace Pierre XVI Batanian 15 February 1899 in Mardin Ottoman Empire 9 October 1979 in Lebanon was Armenian Catholic Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia from 1962 until his resignation in 1976 His election came as replacement of cardinal patriarch Gregory Petros XV Agagianian who had been assigned responsibilities with the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican Styles of Ignatius Petros XVI BatanianReference styleHis BeatitudeSpoken styleYour BeatitudeReligious styleCatholicosPosthumous styleN A Contents 1 Priesthood 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPriesthood editHe was born as Louis Batanian in Mardin Ottoman Empire He was ordained a priest in 1921 when he was 22 years old He was consecrated as bishop on 29 October 1933 as Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians 1933 1940 and titular Archbishop of Gabula 1940 1952 He was assigned Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians in northern Syria 1952 1959 and finally titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia 1959 1962 1 He became Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia of the Armenians in Lebanon on 24 April 1959 to Catholicos Cardinal Gregory Petros XV Agagianian until 4 September 1962 when he was elected as Catholicos Patriarch of the Armenian Catholics on that day His official reign as Patriarch continued from 15 November 1962 until 22 April 1976 when he resigned because of legal age He constructed the new convent of Bzommar and the Armenian Catholic orphanage of Anjar Lebanon He witnessed as Patriarch the first two very difficult years of the Lebanese Civil War citation needed Death editHe died on 9 October 1979 in Lebanon aged 80 citation needed See also editList of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of CiliciaReferences edit GCatholic Patriarchs of CiliciaExternal links editBiography on official site of the Armenian Catholic Church Archived 2016 12 04 at the Wayback Machine Preceded byGregory Petros XV Agagianian Patriarch Catholicos of Cilicia1962 1976 Succeeded byHemaiag Petros XVII Ghedighian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian amp oldid 1193563517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
