List of Patriarchs of the Armenian Catholic Church
This is a list of the Patriarchs of Cilicia of the Armenians , head of the Armenian Catholic Church . It was (re) built in 1741. Difficult negotiations in 1701, 1703 and 1714 between Catholic and Apostolic clergy did not come to a conclusion, so that the Armenian Catholics of Aleppo took action and in 1741 the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate was (re) established. The naming is made up of the family name and the suffix "Bedros" and the following number (e.g. "Abraham Ardzivian" (civil name) and "Abraham Bedros I. Ardzivian" (patriarch name)). Bedros is the name for " Simon Petrus " and refers to the apostolic succession. The patriarch resides today inBzommar Monastery near Beirut (Lebanon).
| Surname | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Apraham Bedros I. Ardzivian | November 26, 1740 | October 1, 1749 |
| Hagop Bedros II. Hovsepian | October 14, 1749 | June 10, 1753 |
| Mikael Bedros III. Kasbarian | June 23, 1753 | November 10, 1780 |
| Parsegh Bedros IV. Avkadian | December 1, 1780 | February 6, 1788 |
| Krikor Bedros V. Kupelian | May 11, 1788 | June 17, 1812 |
| Krikor Bedros VI. Jeranian | June 23, 1812 | September 22, 1840 |
| Hagop Bedros VII Holassian | June 30, 1841 | February 6, 1843 |
| Krikor Bedros VIII. The Asdvadzadourian | July 17, 1843 | January 9, 1866 |
| Andon Bedros IX. Hassunian | September 14, 1866 | June 1880 |
| Stephano Bedros X. Azarian | January 24, 1881 | May 1899 |
| Boghos Bedros XI. Emanuelian | July 26, 1899 | April 18, 1904 |
| Boghos Bedros XII. Sabbaghian | 4th August 1904 | 1910 |
| Boghos Bedros XIII. Terzian | April 23, 1910 | May 31, 1931 |
| Avedis Bedros XIV. Arpiarian | October 17, 1931 | October 26, 1937 |
| Krikor Bedros XV. Agagianian | November 30, 1937 | August 25, 1962 |
| Iknadios Bedros XVI. Batanian | 4th September 1962 | April 22, 1976 |
| Hemaiag Bedros XVII. Guedikian | 3rd July 1976 | May 31, 1982 |
| John Bedros XVIII. Kasparian | 5th August 1982 | November 28, 1998 |
| Nerses Bedros XIX. Tarmouni | October 7, 1999 | June 25, 2015 |
| Grégoire Bedros XX. Ghabroyan | July 25, 2015 |