Hovhannes XII Arsharuni

Hovhannes XII Arsharuni (Armenian: Յովհաննես Արշարունի; Istanbul, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.[1]

Born in Constantinople, Hovhannes Arsharuni 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 of Constantinople in 1911 and was forced to resign in 1913.[citation needed]

He died on January 21, 1929, and is buried at the Şişli Armenian Cemetery.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Parsegh Tuglaciyan. Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri (Western Armenians through History) Vol. III.
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Preceded by Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
1911–1913
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