Karekin II

Catholicoi of Armenia · Armenia · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1951 · age 75

Catholicos Garegin II is the Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, since 1999. In 2013 he was unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox head of the World Council of Churches for the next eight years.

Karekin II is read about 117 times a day, in 32 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 117 days, one point a day.

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Karekin I Preceded Karekin II as Catholicos of All Armenians

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Pope Francis and Garegin II, at an ecumenic ceremony at the Republic Square, Yerevan, Armenia, in 2016

Awards

Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots

Order of the Badge of Honour

Order of Friendship

Order of the Star of Romania

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Order of Bethlehem

Order of Honour

Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Order of Alexius

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Armenia

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