Kévork Khazoumian

Kévork Khazoumian ICPB (born 10 March 1935) is a Lebanese-born Armenian Catholic hierarch, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni (since 2021), who served as the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul from 2006 until his retirement in 2014. Previously he served as a Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman for the Armenians (2001–2006).

Biography Kévork Khazoumian was born in Chiyah, Lebanon, in 1935. He joined the Patriarchal Congregation of Bzommar, obtained a licentiate in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University (1954–1960)

In 2001 he was appointed as a Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman for the Armenians, and on 22 January 2002, he was elected Titular Bishop of Marash degli Armeni. He received his episcopal consecration on 7 April 2002 from Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, with Bishops Jean Teyrouz and Vartan Achkarian serving as co-consecrators. He served as coadjutor to Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian, but never eventually succeeding to the full governance of the see.

In September 2021, following the death of Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, he participated in the Elective Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church convened by Pope Francis at the Pontifical Armenian College in Rome. He was part of the body of bishops that elected Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian as the new Patriarch of Cilicia.

Khazoumian was appointed a Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni on 24 November 2021.