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This is a list of the catholicoi of all Armenians (Armenian: Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի). [1] To this day 21 Catholicoi of a total of 132 have been glorified within the church.
The Catholicos of All Armenians (Armenian: Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս) is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Armenian diaspora.
Catholicos Aram I was ordained as a celibate priest in 1968 and obtained the title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in 1970. In 1978, he was elected Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Community in Lebanon, and received episcopal ordination in 1980.
Two years later, Pope Benedict XIV formally established the Armenian Catholic Church. In 1749, the Armenian Catholic Church built a convent in Bzoummar, Lebanon. During the Armenian genocide in 1915–1918, the Church was scattered in neighboring countries, mainly in Lebanon and Syria.
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin was founded in 301 at Vagharshapat. Holy Etchmiadzin is the supreme spiritual and administrative center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Here lies the Mother Cathedral, a symbol of the eternity of the Armenian people and their faith.
Biography. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, (baptismal name Ktrij Nersisyan) was born on 21 August, 1951 in the village of Voskehat, Etchmiadzin region. He received his primary education in his native village.
His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, was born in 1951 in the village of Voskehat, near Etchmiadzin, Armenia; to Grigor and Khatun Nersissyan. He was given the baptismal name of Ktrij.
