List of Patriarchs of Constantinople of the Armenian Apostolic Church

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The following people were Armenian Apostolic Patriarchs of the Patriarchate of Constantinople :

  • Hovakim of Bursa (1461–1478)
  • Nigołayos (1478–1489)
  • Garabed (1489–1509)
  • Mardiros I (1509-1526)
  • Krikor I (1526-1537)
  • Asdvadzadur I (1537-1550)
  • Stepanos I (1550–1561)
  • Diradur (1561–1563 and 1596–1599)
  • Hagop I (1553-1573)
  • Hovhannes I of Diyarbakir (1573–1581)
  • Thovma I of Kaghadia (1581–1587)
  • Sargis I of Zeitun (1587–1590 and 1592–1596)
  • Hovhannes II (1590–1591)
  • Azaria of Djulfa (1591–1592)
  • Sarkis (1592–1596)
  • Melkisedeg I of Garni (1599–1600)
  • Hovhannes III. of Constantinople (the dove) (1600–1601, 1610–1611, 1621–1623 and 1631–1636)
  • Grigor II of Caesarea (1601–1608, 1611–1621 and 1623–1626)
  • Zacharia I of Van (1626-1631 and 1636-1639)
  • David (1639-1641, 1643-1644, 1644-1649 and 1650-1651)
  • Kirakos of Yerevan (1641–1642)
  • Khatchatour I of Sivas (1642–1643)
  • Thovmas II of Aleppo (1644 and 1657–1659)
  • Eghiazar von Aintab (1651–1652), later Patriarch of Jerusalem and then Catholicos in Etschmiadzin († 1691)
  • Hovhannes IV (1652-1655)
  • Mardiros II of Kafa (1659-1660)
  • Ghazar of Sivas (1660–1663)
  • Hovhannes V. (1663-1664 and 1665-1667)
  • Sargis II of Rodosto (1664–1665 and 1667–1670)
  • Stephanos II of Meghri (1670–1674)
  • Hovhannes VI. by Amasia (1674–1675)
  • Andrew of Constantinople (1675–1676)
  • Carapet II of Caesarea (1676–1679, 1680–1681, 1681–1684, 1686–1687 and 1688–1689)
  • Sargis III. (1679–1689)
  • Thorus of Constantinople (1681 and 1687–1688)
  • Ephrem (1684–1686, 1694–1698 and 1701–1702)
  • Khatchatour II (1688)
  • Matheos I of Caesarea (1692–1694)
  • Melkizedeg II. (1698–1699 and 1700–1701)
  • Mechitar (1699–1700)
  • Avetik von Tokat (1702-1703 and 1704-1706; 1706- † 1711 as a prisoner in France)
  • Galoust of Amasia (1703–1704)
  • Nerses I of Balat (1704)
  • Martyros III. by Erzincan (1706)
  • Michael of Harput (1706-1707)
  • Sahag I. (1707 and 1708–1714)
  • Hovhannes VII of Smyrna (1707-1708)
  • Hovhannes VIII by Gandzak (1714-1715)
  • Hovhannes IX. Kolot from Bitlis (1715–1741)
  • Hagop II. Nalyan (1741–1749)
  • Brokhoron I (1749)
  • Minas I (1749-1751)
  • Kevork I. (1751-1752)
  • Hagop II. Nalyan (1752–1764)
  • Krikor III. Basmajian (1764–1773)
  • Zacharia II. (1773–1781 and 1782–1799)
  • Hovhannes X of Hamadan (1781–1782)
  • Daniel I of Surmari (1799–1800)
  • Hovhannes XI. von Bayburt (1800–1801 and 1802–1813)
  • Krikor IV. (1801-1802)
  • Abraham I (1813-1815)
  • Boghos I. Krikorian (1815-1823)
  • Garabet III. von Balat (1823–1831)
  • Stepanos III. Zacharian (1831-1839 and 1840-1841)
  • Hagopus III. Serobian (1839-1840 and 1848-1856)
  • Astvatzatour (Astvadzadur) II of Constantinople (1841–1844)
  • Matheos II (1844-1848)
  • Kevork II Kerestedschian of Constantinople (1856–1860)
  • Sargis V. Kuyumdschian of Adrianople (1860–1861)
  • Stephanos Maghakian (1861–1863)
  • Boghos II. Taktakian of Brussa (1863–1869)
  • Ignatios I Kakmadschian of Constantinople (1869)
  • Mkrtitsch Chrimjan von Van (1869–1873)
  • Nerses II. Varjapetian of Constantinople (1874-1884)
  • Harutiun I. Vehabedian (1885-1888)
  • Choirs I. Aschekian Keremettzi (1888-1894)
  • Matheos III. Izmirlian of Constantinople (1894–1896 and 1908)
  • Malachia Ormanian of Constantinople (1896–1908) († 1918)
  • Yeghic Tourian of Constantinople (1909–1910), later Patriarch of Jerusalem
  • Hovhannes XII. Assarouni of Constantinople (1911–1913)
  • Zaven Der Yeghiayan of Baghdad (1913–1922), exiled and exiled 1916–1919 († 1947)
  • Sedis vacancy (1922–1927)
  • Mesrob Naroyan von Musch (1927–1943)
  • Sedisvakanz (1944–1950), Archbishop Georg Aslamian
  • Karekin I. Khachadourian (1951–1961)
  • Shenork Kaloustian (1963-1990)
  • Karekin II. Kazanjian (1990-1998)
  • Mesrop Mutafyan (1998-2019)
  • Sahag II. Maschalian (2019–)

See also