Vartan Achkarian

Vartan Achkarian CAM ( born January 22, 1936 in Harbie; † 28 July 2012) was the Armenian Catholic Bishop in Beirut.

Life

Vartan Achkarian joined the Congregation of the Mechitarists and received on 22 January 1961, the ordination.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 28 September 1987 Titular Bishop of Tokat degli Armeni, Curia Bishop in the Patriarchate of Cilicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut. The Patriarch of Cilicia John Bedros XVIII. Kasparian consecrated him on January 17 of next year to the bishop; Co-consecrators were Krikor Ayvazian, Bishop of Kamichlié and André Bedoglouyan ICPB, Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia.

From his position as bishop in the Curia Patriarchate of Cilicia he resigned in 2002. On 11 June 2011, the Pope Benedict XVI accepted. be pre- attached for reasons of age resignation to.