List of Catholicoi of Armenia
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This is a list of Catholicoi of Armenia: head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Contents
Catholicoi of Armenia
Apostolic Era
- St. Thaddeus the Apostle (43-66)
- St. Bartholomew the Apostle (60-68)
- St. Zacharias (68-72)
- St. Zementus (72-76)
- St. Atrnerseh (77-92)
- St. Mushe (93-123)
- St. Shahen (124-150)
- St. Shavarsh 151-171
- St. Leontius (172-190)
Sophene Era
- St. Merozanes (240-270)
First
Arsacid Dynasty (from 301 to 428 the episcopal office is hereditary)
- St. Gregory I the Enlightener (301-325)
- St. Aristaces I (325-333)
- St. Vrtanes (333-341)
- St. Husik (341-347)
Syrians descent
- Daniel (I) (347)
Ashishatts Dynasty
- Pharen I (348-352)
Arsacid Dynasty
- Nerses I the Great (353-373)
Albaniosid Dynasty
- Shahak I (373-377)
- Zaven (377-381)
- Aspuraces I (381-386)
Arsacid Dynasty
- St. Sahak I (387-428)
Syrians descent
- Brkisho (428-432)
- Samuel (432-437)
Non-Hereditary Bishop
- St. Hovsep I (437-452)
- Melitus (452-456)
- Moses I (456-461)
- St. Kyud (461-478)
- St. John I (478-490)
- Papken I (490-516)
- Samuel I (516-526)
- Mushe I (526-534)
- Sahak II (534-539)
- Christopher I (539-545)
- Ghevond (545-548)
- Nerses II (548-557)
- John II (557-574)
- Moses II (574-604)
- Abraham I (607-615)
- Gomidas (615-628)
- Christopher II (628-630), died aft. 630
- Ezra (630-641)
- Nerses III the Builder (641-661)
- Anastasius (661-667)
- Israel (667-677)
- Sahak III (677-703)
- Elias (703-717)
- St. John III the Philosopher (717-728)
- David I (728-741)
- Dertad I (741-764)
- Dertad II (764-767)
- Sion (767-775)
- Isaiah (775-788)
- Stephen I (788-790)
- Joab (790-791)
- Solomon (791-792)
- George I (792-795)
- Joseph I (795-806)
- David II (806-833)
- John IV (833-855)
- Zacharias I (855-876)
- George II (877-897)
- St. Mashdotz (897-898)
- John V the Historian (898-929)
- Stephen II (929-930)
- Theodore I (930-941)
- Yeghishe (941-946)
Arghina era 947-992
- Ananias (949-968)
- Vahan (968-969)
- Stephen III (969-972)
- Khachig I (973-992)
- Sarkis I (992-1019), d. aft. 1019
- Peter (1019-1058)
During this time the see was transferred to Cilicia, from 1058 till 1441 (see Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia for continued succession).Catholicoi of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians
Second
- Giragos (1441-1443)
- Gregory X (1443-1465)
- * Aristaces II (Coadjutor) (1465-1469)
- Sarkis II the Relic-Carrier (1469-1474)
- John VII the Relic-Bearer (1474-1484), d. 1506
- Sarkis III the Other (1484-1515)
- Zacharias II (1515-1520)
- Sarkis IV (1520-1536)
- Gregory XI (1536-1545)
- Stephen V (1545-1567)
- Michael (1567-1576)
- Gregory XII (1576-1590)
- David IV (1590-1629), d. 1633
- Moses III (1629-1632)
- Philip (1633-1655)
- Jacob IV (1655-1680)
- Eliazar (1681-1691)
- Nahabed (1691-1705)
- Alexander I (1706-1714)
- Asdvadzadur (1715-1725)
- Garabed II (1725-1729)
- Abraham II (1730-1734)
- Abraham III (1734-1737)
- Lazar (1737-1751)
- Minas (1751-1753)
- Alexander II (1753-1755)
- * Sahak V (elected but never consecrated) (1755)
- (vacant 1755-1759)
- Jacob V (1759-1763)
- Simeon (1763-1780)
- Luke (1780-1799)
- * Joseph (II)(elected but never consecrated) (1800), d. 1801
- David V (1801-1807), opposed by...
- Daniel (II) (1802-1808)
- Yeprem (1809-1830), d. 1835
- John VIII (1831-1842)
- Nerses V (1843-1857)
- Matthew I (1858-1865)
- George IV (1866-1882)
- (vacant 1882-1885)
- Magar (1885-1891)
- Mkrtich Khrimian (1892-1907)
- Matthew II (1908-1910)
- George V (1911-1930)
- (vacant 1930-1932)
- Khoren (1932-1938)
- (vacant 1938-1945)
- George VI (1945-1954)
- Vazgen I (1955-1994)
- Karekin I (1995-1999)
- Karekin II (1999-present)
See also
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- Melitus (452-456)
- Moses I (456-461)
- St. Kyud (461-478)
- St. John I (478-490)
- Papken I (490-516)
- Samuel I (516-526)
- Mushe I (526-534)
- Sahak II (534-539)
- Christopher I (539-545)
- Ghevond (545-548)
- Nerses II (548-557)
- John II (557-574)
- Moses II (574-604)
- Abraham I (607-615)
- Gomidas (615-628)
- Christopher II (628-630), died aft. 630
- Ezra (630-641)
- Nerses III the Builder (641-661)
- Anastasius (661-667)
- Israel (667-677)
- Sahak III (677-703)
- Elias (703-717)
- St. John III the Philosopher (717-728)
- David I (728-741)
- Dertad I (741-764)
- Dertad II (764-767)
- Sion (767-775)
- Isaiah (775-788)
- Stephen I (788-790)
- Joab (790-791)
- Solomon (791-792)
- George I (792-795)
- Joseph I (795-806)
- David II (806-833)
- John IV (833-855)
- Zacharias I (855-876)
- George II (877-897)
- St. Mashdotz (897-898)
- John V the Historian (898-929)
- Stephen II (929-930)
- Theodore I (930-941)
- Yeghishe (941-946)
Arghina era 947-992
- Ananias (949-968)
- Vahan (968-969)
- Stephen III (969-972)
- Khachig I (973-992)
- Sarkis I (992-1019), d. aft. 1019
- Peter (1019-1058)
During this time the see was transferred to Cilicia, from 1058 till 1441 (see Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia for continued succession).Catholicoi of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians
Second
- Giragos (1441-1443)
- Gregory X (1443-1465)
- * Aristaces II (Coadjutor) (1465-1469)
- Sarkis II the Relic-Carrier (1469-1474)
- John VII the Relic-Bearer (1474-1484), d. 1506
- Sarkis III the Other (1484-1515)
- Zacharias II (1515-1520)
- Sarkis IV (1520-1536)
- Gregory XI (1536-1545)
- Stephen V (1545-1567)
- Michael (1567-1576)
- Gregory XII (1576-1590)
- David IV (1590-1629), d. 1633
- Moses III (1629-1632)
- Philip (1633-1655)
- Jacob IV (1655-1680)
- Eliazar (1681-1691)
- Nahabed (1691-1705)
- Alexander I (1706-1714)
- Asdvadzadur (1715-1725)
- Garabed II (1725-1729)
- Abraham II (1730-1734)
- Abraham III (1734-1737)
- Lazar (1737-1751)
- Minas (1751-1753)
- Alexander II (1753-1755)
- * Sahak V (elected but never consecrated) (1755)
- (vacant 1755-1759)
- Jacob V (1759-1763)
- Simeon (1763-1780)
- Luke (1780-1799)
- * Joseph (II)(elected but never consecrated) (1800), d. 1801
- David V (1801-1807), opposed by...
- Daniel (II) (1802-1808)
- Yeprem (1809-1830), d. 1835
- John VIII (1831-1842)
- Nerses V (1843-1857)
- Matthew I (1858-1865)
- George IV (1866-1882)
- (vacant 1882-1885)
- Magar (1885-1891)
- Mkrtich Khrimian (1892-1907)
- Matthew II (1908-1910)
- George V (1911-1930)
- (vacant 1930-1932)
- Khoren (1932-1938)
- (vacant 1938-1945)
- George VI (1945-1954)
- Vazgen I (1955-1994)
- Karekin I (1995-1999)
- Karekin II (1999-present)
See also
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- Sarkis I (992-1019), d. aft. 1019
- Peter (1019-1058)
Catholicoi of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians
Second
- Giragos (1441-1443)
- Gregory X (1443-1465)
- * Aristaces II (Coadjutor) (1465-1469)
- Sarkis II the Relic-Carrier (1469-1474)
- John VII the Relic-Bearer (1474-1484), d. 1506
- Sarkis III the Other (1484-1515)
- Zacharias II (1515-1520)
- Sarkis IV (1520-1536)
- Gregory XI (1536-1545)
- Stephen V (1545-1567)
- Michael (1567-1576)
- Gregory XII (1576-1590)
- David IV (1590-1629), d. 1633
- Moses III (1629-1632)
- Philip (1633-1655)
- Jacob IV (1655-1680)
- Eliazar (1681-1691)
- Nahabed (1691-1705)
- Alexander I (1706-1714)
- Asdvadzadur (1715-1725)
- Garabed II (1725-1729)
- Abraham II (1730-1734)
- Abraham III (1734-1737)
- Lazar (1737-1751)
- Minas (1751-1753)
- Alexander II (1753-1755)
- * Sahak V (elected but never consecrated) (1755)
- (vacant 1755-1759)
- Jacob V (1759-1763)
- Simeon (1763-1780)
- Luke (1780-1799)
- * Joseph (II)(elected but never consecrated) (1800), d. 1801
- David V (1801-1807), opposed by...
- Daniel (II) (1802-1808)
- Yeprem (1809-1830), d. 1835
- John VIII (1831-1842)
- Nerses V (1843-1857)
- Matthew I (1858-1865)
- George IV (1866-1882)
- (vacant 1882-1885)
- Magar (1885-1891)
- Mkrtich Khrimian (1892-1907)
- Matthew II (1908-1910)
- George V (1911-1930)
- (vacant 1930-1932)
- Khoren (1932-1938)
- (vacant 1938-1945)
- George VI (1945-1954)
- Vazgen I (1955-1994)
- Karekin I (1995-1999)
- Karekin II (1999-present)
See also
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All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.