Catholicos Karekin II (Armenian: Գարեգին Բ also Garegin) is the current head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church. Official standard of Karekin II Catholicos of Armenia The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Õ€Õ¡Õµ Ô±Õ¼Õ¡Ö„Õ¥Õ¬Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the Gregorian Church, is the worlds oldest national church[1] [2] and one of the most ancient Christian communities [3]. // Baptism of Tiridates III. The earliest...

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians

He was born as Ktrich Nersessian in Voskehat, Armenia on August 21, 1951. He entered the seminary in 1965 and graduated with honors in 1971. Before that he became a deacon in 1970. Later he became a monk and was ordained priest in 1972. In the late 1970s the Catholicos of that period encouraged him to study outside of Armenia. This led to him continuing his studies in Vienna, Bonn University, and Zagorsk, Russia. After 1979 he became significant to the people of Armenia and on October 23, 1983 was consecrated bishop at Echmiadzin. He became an archbishop in 1992. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (700x1011, 419 KB) Summary His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (700x1011, 419 KB) Summary His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Deacon is a role in the Christian Church which is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... “Wien” redirects here. ... The main building, viewed from the Hofgarten. ... Sergiyev Posad (Russian: ), a Russian town in the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of the Moscow oblast, grew up around the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra or Trinity. The town became incorporated in 1742. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Echmiadzin or Ejmiatsin (Armenian: Էջմիածին) is the holiest town in Armenia and the headquarters of the katholikos, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1988 he took an active role in helping his people overcome the Armenian earthquake.He has built a number of churches and schools. He also showed an interest in using modern technology and telecommunications to help the life of his churches as well as dealing with the legacies of the Soviet era. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... On the morning of 7th December 1988, a large earthquake measuring 6. ...

In 1999 he was elected Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians at Echmiadzin, succeeding His Holiness, Karekin I. His relations with Pope John Paul II were generally positive, His Holiness Pope John Paul II visited Armenia in 2001, and he lived meanwhile with Karekin II. This article is about the year. ... His Holiness, the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians (plural Catholicoi, due to its Greek origin) is the head archbishop of Armenias dominant church, the Armenian Apostolic Church. ... Catholicos Karekin successively headed the two leading jurisdictions in the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Catholicosate of Cilicia as coadjutor from 1977 then Catholicos Karekin II from 1983 to 1995, and then, as Catholicos Karekin I, from 1995 to his death in 1999 the Catholicosate of Echmiadzin. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as...

In 2006 he made a weeklong visit to Istanbul, Turkey in order to meet with Ecunemical Patriarch Bartholomew I and to bless the city's Armenian community. During his visit he caused some controversy by affirming the Armenian Genocide, which Turkey vehemently denies, and insisting on its recognition. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... Patriarch Bartholomew I (born Demetrios Archontonis on February 29, 1940) has been the Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, since November 2, 1991. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ...

• Official Website of His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II & Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
• Catholicos Karekin II
• Encyclical from Catholicos Karekin II