# Ghukas Karnetsi

> Ghukas Karnetsi was Catholicos of All Armenians in Etchmiadzin from 1780 to 1799. He succeeded his former teacher Simeon of Yerevan and continued many of his policies. He was catholicos during a time of economic hardship and conflict in Iranian Armenia and appealed to the Russian Empire to take Armenians under its protection. He was careful not to worsen the church's relations with Muslim rulers. He was also responsible for the renovation and decoration of Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

*Armenian religious leader (1722–1799)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ghukas-karnetsi

## Identity
- **Born:** 1722
- **Died:** 1799
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Lucas Ier d'Erzeroum](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Ier_d'Erzeroum)
- [Ghukas Karnetsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghukas_Karnetsi)
- [قوکاس کارنه‌تسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%AA%D8%B3%DB%8C)
- [Гукас I Карнеци](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%81_I_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8)
- [Ղուկաս Ա Կարնեցի](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%82%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BD_%D4%B1_%D4%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%81%D5%AB)
- [Ղուկաս Կարնեցի](https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%82%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BD_%D4%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%81%D5%AB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3265053)

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