Karekin I Khachadourian of Constantinople

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.

This article is about Karekin I Patriarch of Constantinople. For Karekin I Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (1995–1999) who previously served also as Karekin II, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia (1983–1994), see Karekin I. For Karekin I Hovsepian Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, see Karekin I (Cilicia).

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.

Religious titles
Preceded by

Mesrob I Naroyan		 Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
1951–1961		 Succeeded by

Shenork I Kaloustian

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