Hovhannes XII. Arsharouni
Archbishop Hovhannes XII. Assarouni ( Turkish İstanbullu XII. Hovahannes Arşaruni ; * 1854 in Constantinople , Ottoman Empire ; † January 21, 1929 ibid) was the Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Constantinople from 1911 to 1913 .
Born in the Topkapi district of Constantinople, Hovhannes Arscharouni attended Galatasaray High School . He taught in local Armenian schools and was ordained a minister of the Armenian Church in 1879. In 1899 he was also ordained bishop. In 1911 he was elected patriarch , but resigned after a two-year term in 1913. He died on January 21, 1929 and was buried in the Şişli Armenian Cemetery .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parsegh Tuğlacıyan : Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri Issue III (History of Western Armenians)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Yeghic Tourian |
Patriarch of Constantinople of the Armenian Apostolic Church 1911–1913 |
Zaven The Yeğyayan |
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| SURNAME | Hovhannes XII. Arsharouni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | İstanbullu XII. Hovahannes Arşaruni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Constantinople (1911–1913) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople , Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1929 |
| Place of death | Constantinople , Ottoman Empire |