Archbishop Edik Baroni Biography

Archbishop Edik Baroni, Էդիկ Բարոնի, ادیک بارونی

Born: 1978
Nationality: Armenian / Iranian
Current Residence: Los Angeles, California
Title: Archbishop – Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ
Office: Bishop of the Personal Prelature for Persian Communities Worldwide

Biography

Archbishop Edik Baroni is an Armenian-Iranian prelate of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ, currently serving as Bishop of the Personal Prelature of the Persian Communities Worldwide, based in Los Angeles, California.

From a young age, Bishop Edik felt the Lord’s calling to the priesthood. Guided by that vocation, he began his religious formation under the Salesian Fathers and received mentorship from Monsignor Ignazio Bedini, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tehran. After three years of study and service at the Cathedral of Tehran, he was sent to Rome to continue his seminary education with the Salesian Order.

In Rome, he pursued Philosophy at the Pontifical Salesian University and Theology at the Pontifical Oriental Institute. Later, he continued his academic journey in the United States, earning both Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Theology from the Latin University of Theology.

Alongside his ministry, Archbishop Baroni has maintained a successful secular career. Since 2008, he has served in the banking sector in Los Angeles County, holding various positions and currently serving as Assistant Vice President at Bank of America.

He was ordained a deacon and later a priest in 2012 in Detroit, Michigan, by Archbishop Karl Rodig, Primate of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ. After a decade of pastoral service—particularly ministering in healthcare facilities—he was elected and consecrated bishop on May 22, 2022, at the Cathedral of Saint Anthony in Detroit, with the unanimous consent of the Church’s Ecumenical Primate and the College of Bishops.

Archbishop Baroni is fluent in Armenian, Farsi, English, Italian, Spanish, and French, and administers the sacraments in all these languages. He is also an author, having published several books, including his recent work on the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide, available in both Italian and English on Amazon.