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 of Cilicia (1058-1065)
[edit] Dzamendav (Zamidia) era, 1066-1116
- Gregory II the Martyrophile (1066-1105)
- Basil of Cilicia (1105-1113)
[edit] Dzovk era, 1116-1149, Hromgla era, 1149-1293
- Gregory III of Cilicia (1113-1166)
- Nerses IV the Graceful (1166-1173)
- Gregory IV the Young (1173-1193)
- Gregory V of Cilicia (1193-1194)
- Gregory VI of Cilicia (1194-1203)
- John VI the Affluent (1203-1221)
- Constantine I of Cilicia (1221-1267)
- Jacob I the Learned (1268-1286)
- Constantine II the Woolmaker (1286-1289)
- Stephen IV of Cilicia (1290-1293)
[edit] Second Sis era, 1293-1930
- Gregory VII of Cilicia (1293-1307)
- Constantine III of Cilicia(1307-1322)
- Constantine IV of Cilicia 1323-1326
- Jacob II of Cilicia (1327-1341), d. 1359
- Mekhitar of Cilicia (1341-1355)
- Jacob II of Cilicia (restored) (1355-1359)
- Mesrob of Cilicia (1359-1372)
- Constantine V of Cilicia (1372-1374)
- Paul I of Cilicia (1374-1382)
- Theodore II of Cilicia (1382-1392)
- Garabed of Cilicia (1393-1404)
- Jacob III of Cilicia (1404-1411)
- Gregory VIII of Cilicia (1411-1418)
- Paul II of Cilicia (1418-1430)
- Constantine VI of Cilicia (1430-1439)
- Gregory IX of Cilicia (1439-1446)
During Gregory IX's reign the See of Echmiadzin was restored, 1441.
- Garabed II of Cilicia (1446-1477)
- Stepanos of Cilicia (1475-1483)
- Hovhannes I of Cilicia (1483-1488)
- Hovhannes II of Cilicia (1489-1525)
- Hovhannes III of Cilicia (1525-1539)
- Simeon of Cilicia (1539-1545)
- Ghazar (1545-1547)
- Toros of Cilicia (1548-1553)
- Khachadour I of Cilicia (1553-1558)
- Khachadour II of Cilicia (1560-1584)
- Azaria I of Cilicia (1584-1601)
- Hovhannes IV of Cilicia (1601-1621)
- Bedros I of Cilicia(coadjutor) (1601-1608)
- Minas of Cilicia (1621-1632)
- Simeon II of Cilicia (1633-1648)
- Nerses of Cilicia
- Toros II of Cilicia (1654-1657)
- Khachadour III of Cilicia(1657-1677)
- Sahak I of Cilicia (1677-1683)
- Azaria II of Cilicia (1683-1686)
- Grigor II of Cilicia (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 of Cilicia (1737-1758)
- Gabriel of Cilicia (1758-1770)
- Yeprem I (1770-1784)
- Toros III (1784-1796)
- Giragos I of Cilicia (1797-1822)
- Yeprem II (1822-1833)
- Michael II of Cilicia (1833-1855)
- Giragos II of Cilicia (1855-1866)
- Mekerdich (1871-1894)
- vacant (1894-1902)
[edit] Antelias era, Lebanon since 1930
- Sahag II of Cilicia (1902-1939)
- Bedros IV of Cilicia (1940)
- vacant (1940-1943)
- Karekin I (1943-1952)
- Zareh of Cilicia (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)
