This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians ( hy, Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս), head

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( hy, Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի). To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 have been glorified within the church.

Catholicoi of Armenia

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Apostolic Era

Sophene Era

First
Echmiadzin Vagharshapat ( hy, Վաղարշապատ ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is comm ...
era (301–452)

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(from 301 to 428 the episcopal office is hereditary) * St. Gregory I the Illuminator (301–325) -- Սուրբ Գրիգոր Ա Պարթև (Լուսավորիչ) *

St. Aristaces I Saint Aristaces also known as Aristakes ( hy, Սբ. Արիստակես Ա. Պարթև) was the 13th Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 325 ad until his death on 333 ad. He was assigned by his father, Catholicos-Patriarch St ...

(325–333) -- Սբ. Արիստակես Ա Պարթև * St. Vrtanes I (333–341) -- Սբ. Վրթանես Ա Պարթև * St. Husik I (341–347) -- Սբ. Հուսիկ Ա Պարթև Assyrian descent *

Daniel I of Armenia Daniel I of Armenia ( hy, Դանիել Ա ) was the 16th Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He was a Syrian who reigned as the Catholicoi after the reign of four hereditary Parthian catholicoi ( St. Gregory I the Enlightener, his ...

(347) -- Դանիել Ա Ashishatts Dynasty *

Pharen I of Armenia Pharen I of Armenia ( hy, Փառեն Ա. Աշտիշատցի ) was the 17th Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He started his reign of Catholicoi Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches ...

(348–352) -- Փառեն Ա Աշտիշատցի

* St. Nerses I the Great (353–373) -- Սուրբ Ներսես Ա Մեծ (Պարթև) Albaniosid Dynasty * Sahak I (373–377) -- Սահակ Ա Մանազկերտցի * Zaven I (377–381) -- Զավեն Ա Մանազկերտցի * Aspuraces I (381–386) -- Ասպուրակես Ա Մանազկերտցի

* St. Sahak I (387–428) -- Սբ. Սահակ Ա Պարթև Assyrian descent * Brkisho of Armenia (428–432) -- Բրկիշո *

Samuel of Armenia Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...

(432–437) -- Սամվել Non-Hereditary Bishop * St. Hovsep I (437–452) -- Սբ. Հովսեփ Ա Հողոցմեցի

Dvin era (452–927)

* Melitus I (452–456) -- Մելիտե Ա Մանազկերտցի *

Moses I Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

(456–461) -- Մովսես Ա Մանազկերտցի * St. Kyud I (461–478) -- Սբ. Գյուտ Ա Արահեզացի *

St. John I Pope John I ( la, Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...

(478–490) -- Սբ. Հովհաննես Ա Մանդակունի * Babken I (490–516) -- Բաբկեն Ա Ոթմսեցի *

Samuel I Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...

(516–526) -- Սամվել Ա Արծկեցի * Mushe I (526–534) -- Մուշե Ա Այլաբերցի * Sahak II (534–539) -- Սահակ Բ Ուղկեցի * Christopher I (539–545) -- Քրիստափոր Ա Տիրառիջցի * Ghevond I (545–548) -- Ղեվոնդ Ա Եռաստեցի * Nerses II (548–557) -- Ներսես Բ Բագրևվանդցի *

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–1 ...

(557–574)-- Հովհաննես Բ Գաբեղենցի * Moses II (574–604) -- Մովսես Բ. Եղիվարդեցի **vacant 604–607, administered by Verthanes Qerthol the Grammatic * Abraham I (607–615) -- Աբրահամ Ա Աղբաթանեցի * Komitas I (615–628) -- Կոմիտաս Ա Աղցեցի * Christopher II (628–630), died aft. 630 — Քրիստափոր Բ Ապահունի * Ezra I (630–641) -- Եզր Ա Փառաժնակերտցի *

Nerses III the Builder ::''There was also a Caucasian Albanian Catholicos Nerses III, who ruled in 1235–1262.'' Nerses III the Builder ( hy, Ներսես Գ Շինող ''Nerses 3 Shinogh'') was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 641 and 661. He ...

(641–661) -- Ներսես Գ Տայեցի (Շինարար) * Anastasius I (661–667) -- Անաստաց Ա Ակոռեցի * Israel I (667–677) -- Իսրայել Ա Ոթմսեցի * Sahak III (677–703) -- Սահակ Գ. Ձորոփորեցի * Elias I (703–717) -- Եղիա Ա Արճիզեցի * St. John III the Philosopher (717–728) -- Սբ. Հովհաննես Գ Օձնեցի (Փիլիսոփա) *

David I David I may refer to: * David I, Caucasian Albanian Catholicos c. 399 * David I of Armenia, Catholicos of Armenia (728–741) * David I Kuropalates of Georgia (died 881) * David I Anhoghin, king of Lori (ruled 989–1048) * David I of Scotland (di ...

(728–741) -- Դավիթ Ա Արամոնեցի * Dertad I (741–764) -- Տրդատ Ա Ոթմսեցի * Dertad II (764–767) -- Տրդատ Բ Դասնավորեցի * Sion I (767–775) -- Սիոն Ա Բավոնեցի * Isaiah I (775–788) -- Եսայի Ա Եղիպատրուշեցի * Stephen I (788–790) -- Ստեփանոս Ա Դվնեցի * Joab I (790–791) -- Յովաբ Ա Դվնեցի *

Solomon I Solomon I the Great, ( ka, სოლომონ I დიდი) (1735 – April 23, 1784), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1752 to 1765 and again from 1767 until his death in 1784. Solomon was a son of Ale ...

(791–792) -- Սողոմոն Ա Գառնեցի *

George I George I or 1 may refer to: People * Patriarch George I of Alexandria (fl. 621–631) * George I of Constantinople (d. 686) * George I of Antioch (d. 790) * George I of Abkhazia (ruled 872/3–878/9) * George I of Georgia (d. 1027) * Yuri Dolgor ...

(792–795) -- Գևորգ Ա Բյուրականցի *

Joseph I Joseph I or Josef I may refer to: *Joseph I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1266–1275 and 1282–1283 * Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678–1711) *Joseph I (Chaldean Patriarch) (reigned 1681–1696) *Joseph I of Portugal (1750–1777) ...

(795–806) -- Հովսեփ Բ Փարպեցի * David II (806–833) -- Դավիթ Բ Կակաղեցի * John IV (833–855) -- Հովհաննես Դ Ավայեցի * Zacharias I (855–876) -- Զաքարիա Ա Ձագեցի *

George II George II or 2 may refer to: People * George II of Antioch (seventh century AD) * George II of Armenia (late ninth century) * George II of Abkhazia (916–960) * Patriarch George II of Alexandria (1021–1051) * George II of Georgia (1072–1089) ...

(877–897) -- Գևորգ Բ Գառնեցի *

Mashdotz I Catholicos Mashdotz I was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 897 and 898. He was a monk of Sevanavank monastery and regarded as a very holy man. While a monk, he was asked by sparapet Abas to assist in overthrowing the current ...

(897–898) -- Մաշտոց Ա Եղվարդեցի

Aghtamar Akdamar Island ( tr, Akdamar Adası, ku, Girava Axtamarê), also known as Aghtamar ( hy, Աղթամար, translit=Aġt’amar) or Akhtamar ( hy, Ախթամար, translit=Axt’amar), is the second largest of the four islands in Lake Van, in east ...
era (927–947)

John V the Historian Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi ( hy, Յովհաննէս Դրասխանակերտցի, John of Drasxanakert, various spellings exist), also called John V the Historian, was Catholicos of Armenia from 897 to 925, and a noted chronicler and historian. He i ...

(898–929) -- Հովհաննես Ե Դրասխանակերտցի * Stephen II (929–930) -- Ստեփանոս Բ Ռշտունի * Theodore I (930–941) -- Թեոդորոս Ա Ռշտունի *

Yeghishe I Yeghishe I also known as Yeghishe I Rshtunetsi ( hy, Եղիշե Ա Ռշտունեցի) (birthday unknown, born in Rshtunik, Armenia – died 946, Aghtamar, Armenia) was the Catholicos of All Armenians in 941–946. Yeghishe I succeeded his brother C ...

(941–946) -- Եղիշե Ա Ռշտունի

Arghina era (947–992)

* Ananias I (949–968) -- Անանիա Ա Մոկացի * Vahan I (968–969) -- Վահան Ա Սյունեցի * Stephen III (969–972) -- Ստեփանոս Գ Սևանցի * Khachig I (973–992) -- Խաչիկ Ա Արշարունի

Ani Ani ( hy, Անի; grc-gre, Ἄνιον, ''Ánion''; la, Abnicum; tr, Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the ...
era (992–1058)

* Sarkis I (992–1019), d. aft. 1019 — Սարգիս Ա Սևանցի *

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

(1019–1058) -- Պետրոս Ա Գետադարձ ''During this time the see was transferred to

Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...

, from 1058 until 1441 (see List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia for continued succession).''

Catholicoi of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and All Armenians

Second
Echmiadzin Vagharshapat ( hy, Վաղարշապատ ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is comm ...
era (1441–present)

* Giragos I (1441–1443) -- Կիրակոս Ա Վիրապեցի *

Gregory X Pope Gregory X ( la, Gregorius X; – 10 January 1276), born Teobaldo Visconti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1271 to his death and was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. He was ...

(1443–1465) -- Գրիգոր Ժ Ջալալբեկյանց ** Aristaces II (''Coadjutor'') (1465–1469) -- Արիստակես Բ Աթոռակալ * Sarkis II the Relic-Carrier (1469–1474) -- Սարգիս Բ Աջատար * John VII the Relic-Bearer (1474–1484), d. 1506—Հովհաննես Է Աջակիր * Sarkis III the Other (1484–1515) -- Սարգիս Գ Մյուսայլ * Zacharias II (1515–1520) -- Զաքարիա Բ Վաղարշապատցի * Sarkis IV (1520–1536) -- Սարգիս Դ Վրաստանցի * Gregory XI (1536–1545) -- Գրիգոր ԺԱ Բյուզանդացի * Stepanos V (1545–1567) -- Ստեփանոս Ե Սալմաստեցի *

Michael I Michael I may refer to: * Pope Michael I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark in 743–767 * Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor (died in 844) * Michael I Cerularius, Patriarch Michael I of Constantin ...

(1567–1576) -- Միքայել Ա Սեբաստացի *

Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII ( la, Gregorius XII; it, Gregorio XII; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was oppose ...

(1576–1590) -- Գրիգոր ԺԲ Վաղարշապատցի *

David IV David IV, also known as David the Builder ( ka, დავით აღმაშენებელი, ') (1073–1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king of United Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125. Popularly considered to be ...

(1590–1629), d. 1633—Դավիթ Դ Վաղարշապատցի * Moses III (1629–1632) -- Մովսես Գ Տաթևացի *

Philip I Philip(p) I may refer to: * Philip I of Macedon (7th century BC) * Philip I Philadelphus (between 124 and 109 BC–83 or 75 BC) * Philip the Arab (c. 204–249), Roman Emperor * Philip I of France (1052–1108) * Philip I (archbishop of Cologne) (1 ...

(1633–1655) -- Փիլիպոս Ա Աղբակեցի * Jacob IV (1655–1680) -- Հակոբ Դ Ջուղայեցի * Eliazar I (1681–1691) -- Եղիազար Ա Այնթափցի * Nahabed I (1691–1705) -- Նահապետ Ա Եդեսացի *

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome * Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of ...

(1706–1714) -- Ալեքսանդր Ա Ջուղայեցի * Asdvadzadur (1715–1725) -- Աստվածատուր Ա Համադանցի * Karapet II (1726–1729) -- Կարապետ Բ Ուլնեցի * Abraham II (1730–1734) -- Աբրահամ Բ Խոշաբեցի * Abraham III (1734–1737) -- Աբրահամ Գ Կրետացի * Lazar I (1737–1751) -- Ղազար Ա Ջահկեցի *

Minas I Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the given name Minas * Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563) * Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309) * Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250) * Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler * Minas Avetisyan (1928� ...

(1751–1753) -- Մինաս Ա Ակնեցի * Alexander II (1753–1755) -- Ալեքսանդր Բ Բյուզանդացի ** Sahak V (elected but never consecrated) (1755) -- Սահակ Ե **''vacant'' (1755–1759) *

Jacob V Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...

(1759–1763) -- Հակոբ Ե Շամախեցի * Simeon I (1763–1780) -- Սիմոն Ա Երևանցի * Luke I (1780–1799) -- Ղուկաս Ա Կարնեցի **

Joseph II Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 un ...

(elected but never consecrated) (1800), d. 1801 — Հովսեփ Բ **

David V David V ( ka, დავით V, ''Davit' V''; died 1155), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a 7th king of Georgia in 1154 before his death in 1155 He was an elder son of King Demetre I. Fearing that Demetre would make his younger son Giorgi an hei ...

(1801–1807) -- Դավիթ Ե Էնեգեթցի (Ղորղանյան) * Daniel II (1802–1808) -- Դանիել Բ Սուրմառեցի * Yeprem I (1809–1830), d. 1835—Եփրեմ Ա Ձորագեղցի * John VIII (1831–1842) -- Հովհաննես Ը Կարբեցի *

Nerses V :''There was also a Caucasian Albanian anti-Catholicos Nerses V, who ruled in 1706–1736.'' Nerses V ( hy, Ներսես Ե Աշտարակեցի, ) (1770 – February 13, 1857), served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church betwee ...

(1843–1857) -- Ներսես Ե. Աշտարակեցի *Matthew I (1858–1865) -- Մատթէոս Ա Կոնստանդնուպոլսեցի (Չուխաճեան) *

George IV George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten y ...

(1866–1882) -- Գէորգ Դ Կոնստանդնուպոլսեցի (Քէրեստեճեան) **''vacant'' (1882–1885) * Magar (1885–1891) -- Մակար Ա. Թեղուտցի * Mkrtich I Khrimian (1892–1907) -- Մկրտիչ Ա Վանեցի (Խրիմեան Հայրիկ) * Matthew II (1908–1910) -- Մատթևոս Բ Կոնստանդնուպոլսեցի (Իզմիրլեան) *

George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

(1911–1930) -- Գևորգ Ե Սուրենեանց (Տփղիսեցի) **''vacant'' (1930–1932) * Khoren I (1932–1938) -- Խորեն Ա Մուրադբեկեան (Տփղիսեցի) **''vacant'' (1938–1945) *

George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952. ...

(1945–1954) -- Գևորգ Զ Չորեքչյան (Նորնախիջևանցի) *

Vazgen I Vazgen I also Vazken I of Bucharest, (), born Levon Garabed Baljian ( hy, Լևոն Կարապետ Աբրահամի Պալճյան; September 20, 1908 – August 18, 1994) was the Catholicos of All Armenians between 1955 and 1994, for a total of 3 ...

(1955–1994) -- Վազգեն Ա Պալճյան (Բուխարեստցի) *

Karekin I Karekin I ( Armenian: ) (August 27, 1932 – June 29, 1999) served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1994 and 1999. Previously, he served as the Catholicos of Cilicia from 1983 to 1994 as Karekin II ( Armenian: ). ...

(1994–1999) -- Գարեգին Ա Սարգիսյան (Քեսաբցի) *

Karekin II Catholicos Karekin II ( hy, Գարեգին Բ, also spelled Garegin; born 21 August 1951) is the current Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2013 he was unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox he ...

(1999–present) -- Գարեգին Բ Ներսիսյան (Ոսկեհատցի)

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