Hovnan Derderian (born 1 December 1957) is the youngest
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
n cleric to have been elevated to the rank of
archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
.
Life
Born Vahram Derderian in
Beirut
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, he studied at the Antelias Seminary and the Seminary of the Holy See in
Etchmiadzin, Armenia. Upon his graduation in 1980 he was ordained a celibate priest by
Vazken I,
Catholicos of All Armenians
The Catholicos of All Armenians () is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Armenian diaspora. The Armenian Catholicos (plural Catholicoi) is also known as the Armenian ...
, taking the name Hovnan.
[http://www.wdacna.com/primate]
See also
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Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the Autocephaly, autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christianity, Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic ...
References
External links
Biography from the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America website
1957 births
Living people
Religious leaders from Beirut
Lebanese people of Armenian descent
Alumni of St Stephen's House, Oxford
Bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Lebanese Oriental Orthodox Christians
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