Joseph Arnaouti: key obituary facts
Is Joseph Arnaouti dead? Yes. Joseph Arnaouti died on September 7, 2026, at age 90.
Cause of death: Joseph Arnaouti's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Joseph Arnaouti known for?
He was a Syrian Armenian Catholic bishop.
More about Joseph Arnaouti
Born: 2 May 1936.
Place of birth: Aleppo.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Syria.
Joseph Arnaouti, a Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch who served as patriarchal exarch of Damascus from 1997 to 2023, died on September 7, 2026, aged 90.
Born in Aleppo on May 2, 1936, Arnaouti entered the novitiate of the Patriarchal Congregation of Bzommar in 1947 and later continued his formation in Rome at the Pontifical Armenian College, where he studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He was born into the Armenian Catholic tradition and spent decades in church service before leading the Damascus exarchate.