List of Katholikoi of the Armenian Apostolic Church

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The following people were the heads of the Armenian Apostolic Church :

  • St. Thaddaeus the Apostles 43-66
  • St. Bartholomew the Apostle 66-68
  • St. Zacharias 68-72
  • St. Zementus 72 - 76
  • St. Atrnerseh 77-92
  • St. Musche 93 - 123
  • St. Shahs 124-150
  • St. Schavarsch 151-171
  • St. Leontios 172-190
  • ?
  • St. Merozanes 240-270
  • ?
  • St. Gregory the Illuminator 301-325
  • St. Aristakes I. 325-333
  • St. Vartanes I. 333-341
  • St. Husik I. 341-347
  • Phars I. 348-352
  • Nerses I. 353-373
  • Shahak I. 373-377
  • Zaves 377-381
  • Aspurakes I. 381-386
  • St. Sahak I. 387-436
  • St. Hovsep I. 436-452
  • Melitus 452-456
  • Moses I. 456-461
  • St. Kjud 461-478
  • St. John I. 478-490
  • Papken I. 490-516
  • Samuel I. 516-526
  • Musche I. 526 - 534
  • Sahak II. 534-539
  • Christopher I. 539-545
  • Ghevond 545-548
  • Narses II.548-557
  • John II. 557-574
  • Moses II. 574-604
  • Abraham I. 604-615
  • Gomidas 615-628
  • Christopher II. 628-630
  • Ezr 630-641
  • Narses III. the builder 641 - 661
  • Anastasios 661-667
  • Israel 667-677
  • Sahak III. 677-703
  • Elias 703-717
  • John III the philosopher (Yovhannēs Ōjnec'i) 717 - 728
  • David I. Aramonec'i 728-741
  • Dertad I. 741-764
  • Dertad II.764-767
  • Sion I. Bawonac'i 767-775
  • Isaiah 775-788
  • Stephan I. 788-790
  • Joab 790-791
  • Salomon 791-792
  • Georgios I 792-795
  • Joseph I. 795-806
  • David II 806-833
  • John IV. 833-855
  • Zacharias I 855-876
  • Georgios II. 877-897
Tombstone of Catholicos Maschtoz von Jeghward; 836-897
  • St. Maschdots 897-898
  • John V the Historian (Yovhannes Drasxanakert'i) 898-929
  • Stephan II. 929-930
  • Theodor I. 930-941
  • Jedi 941-946
  • Anania from Mok 946-968
  • Vahan 968-969
  • Stephan III. 969-972
  • Chatschig I. 973-992
  • Sarkis I. 992-1019
  • Peter 1019-1058

In Cappadocia and Cilicia

The following Kathoikoi of the Armenians resided in Cappadocia and Cilicia

  • Chatschig II. 1058-1065
  • Gregory II the Martyrophile. 1066 - 1105
  • Barsegh by Ani 1105--1113
  • Gregory III. Pahlavouni 1113 - 1166
  • Nerses IV. Schnorhali 1166 - 1173
  • Gregory IV. Tłay ("the child") 1173 - 1193
  • Gregory V 1193-1194
    • Basil of Ani, anti-Catholicos in Greater Armenia 1193 - 1207
  • Gregory VI. 1194-1203
  • John VI the generous one 1203 - 1221
  • Constantine I 1221-1267
  • James I the Scholar 1268 - 1286
  • Constantine II the wool maker 1286 - 1289
  • Stephen IV. 1290 - 1293
  • Gregory VII. 1293-1307
  • Constantine III 1307-1322
  • Constantine IV. 1323-1326
  • James II 1327-1341
  • Mechitar 1341-1355
  • James II 1355-1359
  • Mesrob 1359-1372
  • Constantine V 1372-1374
  • Paul I 1374-1382
  • Theodore II. 1382-1392
  • Garabed 1393-1404
  • Jacob III 1404-1411
  • Gregory VIII. 1411-1418
  • Paul II 1418-1430
  • Constantine VI 1430-1439
  • Gregory IX. Musabekean 1439-1441

Continuation: List of the Catholikoi of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church

In Echmiadzin

From 1441, the sequence of Armenian church leaders split into the older line of the Katholikoi in Sis and the younger line of the Katholikoi in Etschmiadzin with the following officials (dates and sequence of people in the 15th century unclear):

  • Kirakos Virapec'i 1441 - 1443 († 1448)
  • Grigor X. Makvec'i (Jalalbekean) 1443 - 1468 (at times alongside other Catholikoi)
  • Aristakes II. 1469 - 1475 (from 1460/64 coadjutor- catholicos)
  • Sarkis II the relic-bearer 1469 - 1474
  • John VII the relic owner 1474-1484
  • Sarkis III. the other 1484-1515
  • Zacharias II. 1515-1520
  • Sarkis IV. 1520-1536
  • Gregory XI. 1536-1545
  • Stephen V 1545-1567
  • Michael I of Sebaste 1567 - 1576
  • Gregory XII. 1576-1590
  • David IV.1590--1629
  • Moses III. 1629-1632
  • Philip 1633-1655
  • Jacob IV. 1655-1680
  • Eliasar 1681 - 1691 (previously from 1663 Counter-Catholicos)
  • Nahabed 1691-1705
  • Alexander I 1706 - 1714, previously Bishop of Neu-Julfa (1697-1706)
  • Asdvadzadur 1715-1725
  • Garabed II. 1725-1729
  • Abraham II. 1730-1734
  • Abraham III 1734-1737
  • Lazarus (Łazar Jakhec'i) 1737 - 1751
  • Minas 1751--1753
  • Alexander II. 1753-1755
  • Sahak V. 1755 (elected but not consecrated)
  • Vacancy 1755 - 1759
  • Jacob V 1759-1763
  • Simeon 1763-1780
  • Luke 1780-1799
  • Joseph II. 1800 (elected but not consecrated), previously Archbishop of Russia, died on the journey to Echmiadzin
  • David V. 1801-1807 (deposed)
  • Daniel I. 1802 - 1807 opposing patriarch, 1807 - † 1808 patriarch
  • Jeprem 1809-1830 (resigned)

From 1828 Etchmiadzin belonged to the Russian Empire, later to the Soviet Union, from 1918-1920 to the independent Republic of Armenia.

  • John VIII. 1831-1842
  • Nerses V. 1843-1857
  • Matthew I 1858 - 1865, previously the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Geworg IV. Kerestedjian 1866-1882
  • Sedis vacancy 1882 - 1885
  • Makar I. Ter-Petrosyan 1885-1891
  • Mkrtitsch Chrimjan 1892 - 1907, previously (1869 - 1873) Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Matheos III. Izmirlian 1908 - 1910, previously the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Geworg V. Surenian 1911-1930
  • Sedis vacancy 1930-1932
  • Choirs I. 1932-1938
  • Sedis vacancy 1938-1945
  • Geworg VI. 1945-1954
  • Vazgen I. 1954 - 1994

1991 Armenia declared independence

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A. Sanjian: Catholicos Aristakes II's encyclical of AD 1475 . In: Revue des études arméniennes 18 (1984) 147-171; Kornél Nagy: II. Aristakes kat'ołikos enciklikája 1475-ből . In: Egyháztörténeti Szemle 2.2 (2001) 103-119.