List Of Catholicoi Of Armenia

This is a list of Catholicoi of Armenia: head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Catholicoi of Armenia

Apostolic Era

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  • St. Merozanes (240-270)
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First Echmiadzin era 301-452

  • St. Gregory I the Enlightener (301-325)
  • St. Aristaces I (325-333)
  • St. Vrtanes (333-341)
  • St. Husik (341-347)
  • Pharen I (348-352)
  • Nerses I (353-373)
  • Shahak I (373-377)
  • Zaven (377-381)
  • Aspuraces I (381-386)
  • St. Sahak I (387-436)
  • St. Hovsep I (437-452)

Dvin era 452-992

  • 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 545-458
  • Nerses II 548-557
  • John II 557-574
  • Moses II 574-604
  • Abraham I 607-615
  • Gomidas 615-628
  • Christopher II 628-630 d. 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
  • Ananias 949-968
  • Vahan 968-969
  • Stephen III 969-972
  • Khachig I 973-992

Ani era, 992-1058

  • Sarkis I (992-1019), d. aft. 1019
  • Peter (1019-1058)
During this time the see was transferred to Sis, in Cilicia between 1058-1441 (see Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia for continued succession).

Catholicoi of the Holy See of St. Echmiadzin and All Armenians

Second Echmiadzin era 1441-present

  • 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 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
  • Mgrdich 1892-1907
  • Matthew II 1908-1910
  • George V (1911-1930)
  • (vacant 1930-1932)
  • Khoren (1932-1938)
  • (vacant 1938-1945)
  • George VI (1945-1954)
  • Vasken (1955-1994)
  • Karekin I (1995-1999)
  • Karekin II (1999-present)

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