Karekin I Khachadourian of Constantinople

Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
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IntroArmenian Patriarch of Constantinople
PlacesArmenia
wasPatriarch
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth6 November 1880, Trabzon, Trabzon Province
Death22 July 1961Istanbul (aged 80 years)
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Biography

Archbishop Karekin I Khachadourian (in Armenian Գարեգին Ա Խաչատուրյան) (6 November 1880, Trebizond – 22 July 1961, Istanbul) was the 81st Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople under the authority of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians.
He was born Khachik Khachadourian, taking the religious name Karekin when he became a priest. He was elected to the position in 1951 and served for 10 years as Patriarch of Constantinople until his death.

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