Armenian Catholic patriarch of Cilicia

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This is a list of Catholicos Patriarchs of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics.[1] The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia was established in 1740, following a schism within the Armenian Patriarchate based in Cilicia; it was recognized by Cardinals meeting in Rome on 26 November 1742 and endorsed by Pope Benedict XIV on 8 December the same year.[2] The Catholicos-Patriarch is the head of the Armenian Catholic Church, one of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See and therefore part of the broader Catholic Church.

Armenian Catholic catholicos patriarchs of Cilicia

Names in parentheses are in the Armenian language using classical Armenian spelling.

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References

  1. "His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. Armenian Catholic Church (2004), Biography of Abraham Petros I Ardzivian (1679-1749), archived on 25 July 2011, accessed on 21 June 2026