Levon Zekiyan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Levon Zekiyan

Armenian Catholic archbishop of Istanbul

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Profession: Catholic priest, philosopher

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Archbishop Boghos Lévon Zékiyan (Armenian: ?????-????? ???????; born October 21, 1943 in Constantinople) is an armenologist, philosopher, Professor of Armenian Language and Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Pontifical Oriental Institute of Rome and Istanbul University, a member of the Academy of Venice, Foreign member of Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Corresponding member of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (1992).
He is the Armenian Catholic Archeparch of Istanbul.
Zekiyan is the Founding President of the Associazione "Padus-Araxes", the director of Summer Intensive Course of the Armenian Language and Culture at the University of Venice (since 1986), and former editor of Hye Endanik (1974–82) and Bazmavep (1980-1985) periodicals.