List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia
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This is a list of the Armenian Catholicoi of the Holy See of Cilicia. The Armenian patriarchate was transferred from Armenia to Cilicia in 1058. Although the see at Echmiadzin was restored in 1441, the Cilician patriarch still continued office until the present day. Today the see is located in Antelias, Lebanon. His Holiness, the Catholicos of Armenia and All Armenians claims sovereignty over the Catholicos of Cilicia, though the latter operates independently.
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[edit] Catholicoi of the Great House of Cilicia and the Middle East
[edit] First Sis era, 267-301
- St. Gregory I the Enlightener (267-301)
St. Gregory moved to Echmiadzin in 301 and continued in office until 325. See List of Catholicoi of Armenia for continued succession. The see was vacant until 1058 when the patriarchate returned to Cilicia.
[edit] Sivas era, 1058-1062, Tavbloor era, 1062-1066
- Khachig II (1058-1065)
[edit] Dzamendav (Zamidia) era, 1066-1116
- Gregory II the Martyrophile (1066-1105)
- Basil (1105-1113)
[edit] Dzovk era, 1116-1149, Hromgla era, 1149-1293
- Gregory III (1113-1166)
- Nerses IV the Graceful (1166-1173)
- Gregory IV the Young (1173-1193)
- Gregory V (1193-1194)
- Gregory VI (1194-1203)
- John VI the Affluent (1203-1221)
- Constantine I (1221-1267)
- Jacob I the Learned (1268-1286)
- Constantine II the Woolmaker (1286-1289)
- Stephen IV (1290-1293)
[edit] Second Sis era, 1293-1930
- Gregory VII (1293-1307)
- Constantine III (1307-1322)
- Constantine IV 1323-1326
- Jacob II (1327-1341), d. 1359
- Mekhitar (1341-1355)
- Jacob II (restored) (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 (1439-1446)
During Gregory IX's reign the See of Echmiadzin was restored, 1441.
- Garabed (1446-1477)
- Stepanos (1475-1483)
- Hovhannes I (1483-1488)
- Hovhannes II (1489-1525)
- Hovhannes III (1525-1539)
- Simeon (1539-1545)
- Ghazar (1545-1547)
- Toros (1548-1553)
- Khachadour I (1553-1558)
- Khachadour II (1560-1584)
- Azaria I (1584-1601)
- Hovhannes IV (1601-1621)
- Bedros I (coadjutor) (1601-1608)
- Minas (1621-1632)
- Simeon II (1633-1648)
- Nerses (1648-1654)
- Toros II (1654-1657)
- Khachadour III (1657-1677)
- Sahak I (1677-1683)
- Azaria II (1683-1686)
- Grigor II (1686-1695)
- Asdvadzadour(1695-1703)
- Madteos (1703-1705)
- Hovhannes V (1705-1721)
- Grigor III (1721/2-1729)
- Hovhannes VI (1729/30-1731)
- Ghougas (1731-1737)
- Michael I (1737-1758)
- Gabriel (1758-1770)
- Yeprem I (1770-1784)
- Toros III (1784-1796)
- Giragos I (1797-1822)
- Yeprem II (1822-1833)
- Michael II (1833-1855)
- Giragos II (1855-1866)
- Mekerdich (1871-1894)
- vacant (1894-1902)
[edit] Antelias era, Lebanon since 1930
- Sahag II (1902-1939)
- Bedros IV (1940)
- vacant (1940-1943)
- Karekin I (1943-1952)
- Zareh (1956-1963)
- Khoren I (1963-1983)
- Karekin II (Cilicia) (1977-1995), became His Holiness, Karekin I the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians from 1995-1999.
- Aram I (1995-Present)
