Hovhannes Arscharouni

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Hovhannes Arscharouni (Istanbul, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.^[1]

Born in the Topkapi district of Istanbul, Hovhannes Arscharouni attended the Galatasaray High School. He taught at the local Armenian schools and was ordained as a cleric of the Armenian church in 1879. He was ordained archbishop in 1899. He became Patriarch in 1911 and resigned in 1913. He died on January 21, 1929 and is buried at the Şişli Armenian Cemetery.

[edit]References

1. ^ Parsegh Tuglaciyan/ “Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri Volume III” (History of Western Armenians)

Religious titles
Preceded by Yeghishe Tourian	Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople 1911–1913	Succeeded by Zaven Der Yeghiayan

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