List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
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The list of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople presents the holders of the office of Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
, the head of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
from its establishment in 1461 to the present day.
Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople also known as Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul is today head of The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople , one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church but one that has exerted a very significant political role and today still exercises...
, the head of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople , one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church but one that has exerted a very significant political role and today still exercises a spiritual authority....
from its establishment in 1461 to the present day.
- Hovakim I of ConstantinopleHovakim I of ConstantinopleHovakim I, also known as Hovakim of Bursa, was the first Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians. He and his community were invited to the city by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II to the city from Bursa in 1461, eight years after the...
(1461–1478) - Nigolayos I of Constantinople (1478–1489)
- Garabed I of Constantinople (1489–1509)
- Mardiros I of Constantinople (1509–1526)
- Krikor I of Constantinople (1526–1537)
- Astvadzadur I of Constantinople (1537–1550)
- Stepanos I of Constantinople (1550–1560)
- Diradur I of Constantinople (1561–1563)
- Hagop I of Constantinople (1563–1573)
- Hovhannes I of Constantinople (1573–1581)
- Tovmas I of Constantinople (1581–1587)
- Sarkis I of Constantinople(1587–1590)
- Hovhannes II of Constantinople (1590–1591)
- Azaria I of Constantinople (1591–1592)
- Sarkis II of Constantinople (1592–1596)
- Diradur I of Constantinople(1596–1599), restored
- Melkisetek I of Constantinople (1599–1600)
- Hovhannes III of Constantinople (1600–1601)
- Krikor II of Constantinople (1601–1608)
- vacant (1608–1611)
- Krikor II of Constantinople(1611–1621), restored 1st time
- Hovhannes III (1621–1623), restored 1st time
- Krikor II (1623–1626), restored 2nd time
- Zakaria I of Constantinople (1636–1639)
- Hovhannes III (1631–1636), restored 2nd time
- Zakaria I (1636–1639), restored
- Tavit I of Constantinople (1639–1641)
- Giragos I of Constantinople (1641–1642)
- Hacatur I of Constantinople (1642–1643)
- Tavit I (1643–1644), restored 1st time
- Tovmas II of Constantinople (1644)
- Tavit I (1644–1649), restored 2nd time
- Tavit I (1650–1651), restored 3rd time
- Yegiazar I of Constantinople (1651–1652)
- Hovhannes IV of Constantinople (1652–1655)
- vacant (1655–1657)
- Tovmas II (1657–1659), restored
- Mardiros II of Constantinople (1659–1660)
- Gazar I of Constantinople (1660–1663)
- Hovhannes V of Constantinople (1663–1664)
- Sarkis III of Constantinople (1664–1665)
- Hovhannes V (1665–1667), restored
- Sarkis III (1667–1670), restored
- Stepanos II of Constantinople (1670–1674)
- Hovhannes VI of Constantinople(1674–1675)
- Andreas I of Constantinople(1673–1676)
- Garabed II of Constantinople (1676–1679)
- Sarkis IV of Constantinople (1679–1680)
- Garabed II (1680–1681), restored 1st time
- Toros I of Constantinople (1681)
- Garabed II (1681–1684), restored 2nd time
- Yeprem I of Constantinople(1684–1686)
- Garabed II (1686–1687), restored 3rd time
- Toros I (1687–1688), restored
- Hacadur II of Constantinople (1688)
- Garabed II (1688–1689), restored 4th time
- vacant (1689–1692)
- Matteos I of Constantinople (1692–1694)
- Yeprem I (1694–1698), restored 1st time
- Melkisetek II of Constantinople (1698–1699)
- Mihitar I of Constantinople (1699–1700)
- Melkisetek II (1700–1701), restored
- Yeprem I (1701–1702), restored 2nd time
- Avedik I of Constantinople (1702–1703)
- Kalust Gaydzag I (1703–1704)
- Nerses I of Constantinople(1704)
- Avedik I (1704–1706), restored
- Mardiros III of Constantinople (1706)
- Mikayel I of Constantinople(1706–1707)
- Sahag I of Constantinople (1707)
- Hovhannes VII of Constantinople (1707–1708)
- Sahag I (1708–1714), restored
- Hovhannes VIII of Constantinople (1714–1715)
- Hovhannes IX of Constantinople (1715–1741)
- Hagop II of Constantinople (1741–1749)
- Brokhoron I of Constantinople (1749)
- Minas I of Constantinople(1749–1751)
- Kevork I of Constantinople(1751–1752)
- Hagop II (1752–1764), restored
- Krikor III of Constantinople (1764–1773)
- Zakaria II of Constantinople (1773–1781)
- Hovhannes X of Constantinople (1781–1782)
- Zakaria II (1782–1799), restored
- Taniel I of Constantinople(1799–1800)
- Hovhannes XI of Constantinople (1800–1801)
- Krikor IV of Constantinople (1801–1802)
- Hovhannes XI (1802–1813), restored
- Abraham I of Constantinople (1813–1815)
- Bogos I of Constantinople (1815–1823)
- Garabet III of Constantinople (1823–1831)
- Stepanos II of Constantinople (1831–1839)
- Hagopos III of Constantinople (1839–1840)
- Stepanos II (1840–1841), restored
- Astvadzadur II of Constantinople (1841–1844)
- Matteos II of Constantinople (1844–1848)
- Hagopos III (1848–1856), restored
- Kevork II of Constantinople (1856–1860)
- Sarkis V of Constantinople (1860–1861)
- Bogos II of Constantinople (1863–1869)
- Ignatios I of Constantinople (1869)
- MkrtichMkrtich KhrimianMkrtich Khrimian , also known as Khrimian Hayrik , was an Armenian writer, newspaper editor, and political and religious leader. He served as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople , Prelate of Van and Catholicos of All Armenians...
(1869–1873) - Mkrtich Khrimian - later Catholicos of All Armenians (1892–1907) - Nerses II of Constantinople (1874–1884)
- Harutyun I of Constantinople (1885–1888)
- Horen I of Constantinople (1888–1894)
- vacant (1894–1896)
- Maghakia Ormanian (1896–1908)
- Madteos Izmirlian (1908–1909)
- Yeghische Tourian (1909–1910)
- Hovhannes Arscharouni (1911–1913)
- Zaven I Der Yeghiayan (1913–1922)
- vacant (1922–1927)
- Mesrob I NaroyanPatriarch Mesrob I Naroyan of ConstantinopleArchbishop Mesrob I Naroyan was the 80th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians. He was elected to the position in 1927 and served for 16 years as Patriarch until his death....
(1927–1943)- vacant (1943–1951)
- Karekin I Khachadourian (1951–1961)
- vacant (1961–1963)
- Shenork I Kaloustian (1963–1990)
- Karekin II KazanjianPatriarch Karekin II Kazanjian of ConstantinopleArchbishop Karekin II Kazanjian, was the 83rd Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians....
(1990–1998) - Mesrob II Mutafian (1998–present)
See also
- Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia
- Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
- Armenian Catholic Patriarchs
- Catholicos of ArmeniaCatholicos of ArmeniaThe Catholicos of All Armenians is the chief bishop of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches that do not accept the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon. The first Catholicos of All Armenians was Saint Gregory the Illuminator...