Rev. Dr. Abel Hratch Manoukian

Rev. Dr. Abel Hratch Manoukian was born in Beirut , Lebanon. In 1973, he was admitted to the Theological Seminary of St. Etchmiadzin, Armenia, graduating in 1979 with high honors. In 1987, he received his Master of Theology from the University of Vienna, Austria and in 1993, his Doctor of Theology from the same university. From 1989 to 1991, he was a founder and director of the Center for Christian Education in St. Etchmiadzin and Yerevan. From 1992 to 1994, he was the Pastor of the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church in Toronto and Vicar General of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Canada.

In 1994-1995, he was the Director of the Center for Christian Studies and Theology of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Canada in Montreal. From 1995 up until recently, he was the Parish Priest of the Armenian Community in Switzerland . Rev. Dr. Abel Manoukian speaks three classical and six modern languages and has authored over 28 books and numerous scholarly articles published in five languages.