Bedros IV Sarajian ( hy, Պետրոս Դ. Սարաճյան ) (1870 – 28 September 1940,
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Catholicos of Cilicia of the
Armenian Apostolic Church
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for only six months during 1940. After his death, the position remained vacant until 1943 when
Karekin I
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of Cilicia was elected.
Bedros had been
Armenian Prelate of Cyprus (1899–1905 and 1921–1940) and Armenian Prelate of Hadjin (1910–1915), before becoming Co-Adjutor
Catholicos of Cilicia (1936–1940) and eventually was elected as Catholicos in 1940.
Source: Avakian, Arra S. (1998). ''Armenia: A Journey Through History''. The Electric Press, Fresno.
Catholicoi of Cilicia
1870 births
1940 deaths
Armenian Oriental Orthodox Christians
Armenian Apostolic Church in Cyprus
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