Patriarch-designate Raphaël Bedros Minassian, I.C.P.B. was named Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon.
The post had been vacant since the death of Patriarch Grégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. in May 2021.
Patriarch-designate Minassian had been serving as Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale}.
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23 September 2021
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