Meghrig Parikian
His Grace Meghrig Parikian | |
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| Church | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| See | Holy See of Cilicia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Garabed Parikian 3 January 1968 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | January 16, 2021 (aged 53) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Buried | Holy See of Cilicia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic |
Meghrig Parikian (Armenian: Մեղրիկ Բարիքեան) (3 January 1968 – 16 January 2021) was an Armenian bishop who served in the Armenian Apostolic Church under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of Cilicia.[1] Parikian was the Dean of the Armenian Theological Seminary in Bikfaya, Lebanon.[2] Meghrig Parikian was also a musician and composer who had studied at Juilliard and the Mannes School of Music in New York.[3]
Priesthood
[edit]Parikian was appointed the parish priest of St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church in Toronto in 2002.[4][5] In 2014 he was ordained as a bishop, and then elected as Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada by the lay council on May 10, 2014.[6][7]
Death
[edit]Parikian died of COVID-19 on January 16, 2021.[8] His final unction was held on January 17, 2021, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Cathedral in Antelias, Lebanon.[9] He was buried in the Holy See of Cilicia Brotherhood Cemetery in the Catholicosate of Cilicia.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meghrig Garabed Parikian - Names - Orthodoxia". orthodoxia.ch.
- ^ "HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I APPOINTS HG BISHOP MEGHRIG PARIKIAN AS THE DEAN OF THE ARMENIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY". Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia. 26 August 2020.
- ^ "A young opera singer lost his biggest champions to Covid. This performance helped him heal". Toronto Life. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM - BISHOP MEGHRIG PARIKIAN". The Armenian Prelacy. January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Father Meghrig Parikian of St. Mary's Armenian". NOW Magazine - Newsfront. 2009-04-14.
- ^ "His Grace Bishop Meghrig Parikian, Prelate of Canada". Horizon. 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Former Prelates". Armenian Prelacy of Canada. January 5, 2018.
- ^ McLean, Kayla (March 20, 2022). "Toronto opera singer commemorates loved ones lost to pandemic through performance". Global News.
- ^ a b "ՎԵՐՋԻՆ ՕԾՈՒՄ ԵՒ ԹԱՂՈՒՄ ՀՈԳԵԼՈՅՍ Տ. ՄԵՂՐԻԿ ԵՊՍ. ԲԱՐԻՔԵԱՆԻ". Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia. 18 January 2021.