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Pontiff accepts resignation of 82-year-old bishop
February 10, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV yesterday accepted the resignation of one of the world’s oldest active bishops.
Armenian Catholic Bishop Sarkis Davidian of Ispahan, Iran, is 82—seven years past the age at which bishops are required to submit their resignation. Bishop Davidian, however, is not retiring immediately: the Pontiff named him apostolic administrator of his eparchy, without naming a successor.
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