Iran, Islamic Republic of

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Years	Name	Current Title
27 Oct 1974		Archbishop Hanna Zora	Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada
11 Mar 1984		Archbishop Thomas Meram	Archbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean)
6 Jan 1990		Archbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Ispahan
6 Jan 1994		Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
25 Feb 1996		Archbishop Ramzi Garmou	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean)
21 Sep 1999		Archbishop Angelo Mottola	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Montenegro
28 Jan 2001		Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia

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