List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople

The list of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople presents the holders of the office of Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, the head of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople from its establishment in 1461 to the present day.

• Hovakim I of Constantinople (1461–1478)
• Nigolayos I of Constantinople (1478–1489)
• Garabed I of Constantinople (1489–1509)
• Mardiros I of Constantinople (1509–1526)
• Krikor I of Constantinople (1526–1537)
• Astvadzadur I of Constantinople (1537–1550)
• Stepanos I of Constantinople (1550–1560)
• Diradur I of Constantinople (1561–1563)
• Hagop I of Constantinople (1563–1573)
• Hovhannes I of Constantinople (1573–1581)
• Tovmas I of Constantinople (1581–1587)
• Sarkis I of Constantinople(1587–1590)
• Hovhannes II of Constantinople (1590–1591)
• Azaria I of Constantinople (1591–1592)
• Sarkis II of Constantinople (1592–1596)
  • Diradur I of Constantinople(1596–1599), restored
• Melkisetek I of Constantinople (1599–1600)
• Hovhannes III of Constantinople (1600–1601)
• Krikor II of Constantinople (1601–1608)
  • vacant (1608–1611)
  • Krikor II of Constantinople(1611–1621), restored 1st time
  • Hovhannes III (1621–1623), restored 1st time
  • Krikor II (1623–1626), restored 2nd time
• Zakaria I of Constantinople (1636–1639)
  • Hovhannes III (1631–1636), restored 2nd time
  • Zakaria I (1636–1639), restored
• Tavit I of Constantinople (1639–1641)
• Giragos I of Constantinople (1641–1642)
• Hacatur I of Constantinople (1642–1643)
  • Tavit I (1643–1644), restored 1st time
• Tovmas II of Constantinople (1644)
  • Tavit I (1644–1649), restored 2nd time
  • Tavit I (1650–1651), restored 3rd time
• Yegiazar I of Constantinople (1651–1652)
• Hovhannes IV of Constantinople (1652–1655)
  • vacant (1655–1657)
  • Tovmas II (1657–1659), restored
• Mardiros II of Constantinople (1659–1660)
• Gazar I of Constantinople (1660–1663)
• Hovhannes V of Constantinople (1663–1664)
• Sarkis III of Constantinople (1664–1665)
  • Hovhannes V (1665–1667), restored
  • Sarkis III (1667–1670), restored
• Stepanos II of Constantinople (1670–1674)
• Hovhannes VI of Constantinople(1674–1675)
• Andreas I of Constantinople(1673–1676)
• Garabed II of Constantinople (1676–1679)
• Sarkis IV of Constantinople (1679–1680)
  • Garabed II (1680–1681), restored 1st time
• Toros I of Constantinople (1681)
  • Garabed II (1681–1684), restored 2nd time
• Yeprem I of Constantinople(1684–1686)
  • Garabed II (1686–1687), restored 3rd time
  • Toros I (1687–1688), restored
• Hacadur II of Constantinople (1688)
  • Garabed II (1688–1689), restored 4th time
  • vacant (1689–1692)
• Matteos I of Constantinople (1692–1694)
  • Yeprem I (1694–1698), restored 1st time
• Melkisetek II of Constantinople (1698–1699)
• Mihitar I of Constantinople (1699–1700)
  • Melkisetek II (1700–1701), restored
  • Yeprem I (1701–1702), restored 2nd time
• Avedik I of Constantinople (1702–1703)
• Kalust Gaydzag I (1703–1704)
• Nerses I of Constantinople(1704)
  • Avedik I (1704–1706), restored
• Mardiros III of Constantinople (1706)
• Mikayel I of Constantinople(1706–1707)
• Sahag I of Constantinople (1707)
• Hovhannes VII of Constantinople (1707–1708)
  • Sahag I (1708–1714), restored
• Hovhannes VIII of Constantinople (1714–1715)
• Hovhannes IX of Constantinople (1715–1741)
• Hagop II of Constantinople (1741–1749)
• Brokhoron I of Constantinople (1749)
• Minas I of Constantinople(1749–1751)
• Kevork I of Constantinople(1751–1752)
  • Hagop II (1752–1764), restored
• Krikor III of Constantinople (1764–1773)
• Zakaria II of Constantinople (1773–1781)
• Hovhannes X of Constantinople (1781–1782)
  • Zakaria II (1782–1799), restored
• Taniel I of Constantinople(1799–1800)
• Hovhannes XI of Constantinople (1800–1801)
• Krikor IV of Constantinople (1801–1802)
  • Hovhannes XI (1802–1813), restored
• Abraham I of Constantinople (1813–1815)
• Bogos I of Constantinople (1815–1823)
• Garabet III of Constantinople (1823–1831)
• Stepanos II of Constantinople (1831–1839)
• Hagopos III of Constantinople (1839–1840)
  • Stepanos II (1840–1841), restored
• Astvadzadur II of Constantinople (1841–1844)
• Matteos II of Constantinople (1844–1848)
  • Hagopos III (1848–1856), restored
• Kevork II of Constantinople (1856–1860)
• Sarkis V of Constantinople (1860–1861)
• Bogos II of Constantinople (1863–1869)
• Ignatios I of Constantinople (1869)
• Mkrtich (1869–1873) - Mkrtich Khrimian - later Catholicos of All Armenians (1892–1907)
• Nerses II of Constantinople (1874–1884)
• Harutyun I of Constantinople (1885–1888)
• Horen I of Constantinople (1888–1894)
  • vacant (1894–1896)
• Maghakia Ormanian (1896–1908)
• Madteos Izmirlian (1908–1909)
• Yeghische Tourian (1909–1910)
• Hovhannes Arscharouni (1911–1913)
• Zaven I Der Yeghiayan (1913–1922)
  • vacant (1922–1927)
• Mesrob I Naroyan (1927–1943)
  • vacant (1943–1951)
• Karekin I Khachadourian (1951–1961)
  • vacant (1961–1963)
• Shenork I Kaloustian (1963–1990)
• Karekin II Kazanjian (1990–1998)
• Mesrob II Mutafian (1998–present)

See also

• Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia
• Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
• Armenian Catholic Patriarchs
• Catholicos of Armenia

External links

• Lraper, Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey Bulletin