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Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian ( ah-gah-JAHN-yan; [3] anglicized: Gregory Peter; [6] Western Armenian: Գրիգոր Պետրոս ԺԵ. Աղաճանեան, [7] Krikor Bedros ŽĒ. Aghajanian; born Ghazaros Aghajanian, 15 September 1895 – 16 May 1971) was an Armenian cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian was an Armenian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the head of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1937 to 1962 and supervised the Catholic Church's missionary work for more than a decade, until his retirement in 1970.
Grégoire-Pierre XV (François) Cardinal Agagianian (born 18 Sep 1895, died 16 May 1971 ) Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia
- September 18, 1895
- May 16, 1971
Dec 7, 2023 · Agagianian was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (Propaganda Fide) from 1958 to 1970.
Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian (ah-gah-JAHN-yan; anglicized: Gregory Peter; Western Armenian: Գրիգոր Պետրոս ԺԵ. Աղաճանեան, Krikor Bedros ŽĒ. Aghajanian; born Ghazaros Aghajanian, 15 September 1895 – 16 May 1971) was an Armenian cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Cardinale Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian. Կարտինալ Գրիգոր Պետրոս ԺԵ Աղաճանեան. Catholicos Patriarch for the Armenian Catholic 1895-1971. From the Armenian Catholic bishops synod in Rome February 2022. Gazaros (secular name of Cardinal Gregory Peter Agagianian) was born on September 18, 1895 in the city of Akhaltsikhe, Georgia.
Krikor Bedros Aghajanian (Armenian: Գրիգոր Պետրոս Աղաճանեան, French: Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian, Italian: Gregorio Pietro Agagianian) (September 18, 1895—May 16, 1971) was a Cardinal and leader of the Armenian Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Cilicia from 1937 to 1962, and Prefect of...
