His Beatitude Nourhan Manougian | |
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Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem | |
Church | Armenian Apostolic Church |
See | Apostolic See of St. James in Jerusalem |
Elected | 24 January 2013 and enthroned on 4 June 2013 |
Predecessor | Torkom Manoogian |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Syrian, Palestinian, Israeli |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic |
Patriarch Nourhan Manougian (Armenian: Ամենապատիւ Տէր Նուրհան Արքեպիսկոպոս Մանուկեան Երուսաղէմի Հայ Պատրիարք; born 24 June 1948) is the 97th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He is the 97th in the succession of Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem, succeeding Patriarch Torkom Manoogian, who served for 22 years (1990–2012). Manougian was elected as Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem on 24 January 2013.[1]