List of Catholicoi of Armenia

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

• St. Thaddeus the Apostle 43-66
• St. Bartholomew the Apostle 66-68
• St. Zacharias 68-72
• St. Zementus 72-76
• St. Atrnerseh 77-92
• St. Seashells 93-123
• St. Schahen 124-150
• St. Schavarsch 151-171
• St. Leontius 172-190
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• St. Merozanes 240-270
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• St. Gregory the Illuminator 301-325
• St. Aristakes I. 325-333
• St. Vartanes I. 333-341
• St. Husik I. 341-347
• Pharen I. 348-352
• Nerses I. 353-373
• I. Shahak 373-377
• Zaven 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
• Seashells I. 526-534
• Sahak II 534-539
• Christoph 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. 728-741
• Dertad I. 741-764
• Dertad II 764-767
• Sion 767-775
• Isaiah 775-788
• Stephen 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
• St. Maschdots 897-898
• John V the Historian ( Yovhannes Drasxanakert'i ) 898-929
• Stephen II 929-930
• Theodore I. 930-941
• Jegische 941-946
• Anania Mok 946-968
• Vahan 968-969
• Stephen III. 969-972
• Chatschig I. 973-992
• Sarkis I. 992 - 1019
• Peter 1019 - 1058

In Cappadocia and Cilicia

The following Kathoikoi the Armenians resided in Cappadocia and Cilicia

• Chatschig II 1058 - 1065
• Gregory II Vkayaser 1066 - 1105
• Barsegh of Ani 1105 - 1113 From 1113 to 1895 there was a further Catholicossate in Aghtamar, see List of catholicoi Aghtamar of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

• Basil of Ani, Gegenkatholikos in large - Armenia 1193 - 1207

In Echmiadzin

From 1441 the main line of church leaders in the catholicoi Sis and the following catholicoi of Echmiadzin and splits:

• Kirakos Virapec'i 1441 - 1443 ( discontinued, † 1448 )
• Grigor X. Makvec'i 1443 - 1465
• Aristakes II 1465 - 1469 ( coadjutor )
• Sarkis II the Relic carrier 1469 - 1474
• John VII of the relics - owner 1474 - 1484
• Sarkis III. of Other 1484 - 1515
• Zacharias II 1515 - 1520
• Sarkis IV 1520 - 1536
• Gregory XI. 1536 - 1545
• Stephan V. 1545 - 1567
• Michael I of Sebaste 1567 - 1576
• Gregory XII. 1576 - 1590
• David IV 1590 - 1629
• Moses III. 1629 - 1632
• Philip 1633 - 1655
• James IV 1655 - 1680
• Eliasar 1681 - 1691
• Nahabed 1691 - 1705
• Alexander I. 1706 - 1714, previously Bishop of New Julfa (1697-1706)
• Asdvadzadur 1715 - 1725
• Garabed II 1725 - 1729
• Abraham II 1730 - 1734
• Abraham III. 1734 - 1737
• Lazarus 1737 - 1751
• Minas 1751 - 1753
• Alexander II 1753 - 1755
• Sahak V. 1755 (elected but not ordained )
• Vacancy 1755 - 1759
• James V. 1759 - 1763
• Simeon 1763 - 1780
• Luke 1780 - 1799
• Joseph II 1800 ( elected but not ordained ), previously Archbishop of Russia, died on the trip to Echmiadzin
• David V. 1801 - 1807 ( sold )
• Daniel I. 1802 - 1807 against Patriarch, 1807 - † 1808 Patriarch
• Jeprem 1809 - 1830 (resigned )
• John VIII 1831 - 1842
• Narses V. 1843 - 1857
• Matthew I. 1858 - 1865, before the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Opel
• George IV 1866 - 1882
• Sedisvakanz 1882 - 1885
• Macarii Ter Petrosian 1885 - 1891
• Mkrtitsch Chrimjan 1892 - 1907
• Matheos III. Izmirlian 1908 - 1910, before the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Opel
• Georgios V. Surenian 1911 - 1930
• Sedisvakanz 1930 - 1932
• Sedisvakanz 1938 - 1945
• George VI. 1945 - 1954
• Vazken I. 1954 - 1994
• Karekin I. 1995 - 1999
• Karekin II Nersissian 1999 - today

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