Megerdich I (? – died 1894), ( hy, Մկրտիչ Ա. Քեֆսիզեան (Մարաշցի) ) was
Catholicos of Cilicia of the
Holy See of Cilicia
The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ( hy, Կաթողիկոսութիւն Հայոց Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ) is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church. Since 1930, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilic ...
of the
Armenian Apostolic Church
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from 1871 to 1894.
After his death, the position of catholicos remained vacant for 8 years (1894-1902), until the election of
Sahag II of Cilicia
Sahak II or Isaac II, last name Khabayan ( hy, Սահակ Բ. Խապայեան (Եղեգցի)) (March 25, 1849 – October 8, 1939), was Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church in 1902–1939.
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Catholicoi of Cilicia
1894 deaths
Armenian Oriental Orthodox Christians
Armenians from the Ottoman Empire
Year of birth unknown
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