Hovhannes XII Arsharuni ( hy, Յովհաննես Արշարունի;

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an

Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (french: Patriarche de Constantinople, tr, Konstantinopolis Ermeni Patriği), also known as Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul, is today head of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople ( hy, Պատրիա ...

.Parsegh Tuglaciyan. ''Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri'' (Western Armenians through History) Vol. III. Born in Constantinople, Hovhannes Arsharuni attended the

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ...

. He taught at the local Armenian schools and was ordained as a cleric of the Armenian church in 1879. He was ordained archbishop in 1899. He became Patriarch of Constantinople in 1911 and was forced to resign in 1913. He died on January 21, 1929, and is buried at the

Şişli Armenian Cemetery The Şişli Armenian Cemetery is an Armenian cemetery in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey which is operated and served by the Armenian community of Turkey. Notable burials * Hovhannes Arsharouni – Armenian Patriarch of Constantin ...

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{{authority control 1854 births 1929 deaths Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople Armenian Oriental Orthodox Christians Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Galatasaray High School alumni 19th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops 20th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops Burials at Şişli Armenian Cemetery