Karekin I

This article is about Karekin I Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (1994–1999), earlier Karekin II Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia (1983–1994). For other uses, see Karekin I (disambiguation).
His Holiness

Karekin I

Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians
ChurchArmenian Apostolic Church
SeeMother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Installed1994
Term ended1999
PredecessorVazgen I
SuccessorKarekin II
Personal details
Born
Neshan Sarkissian

(1932-08-27)August 27, 1932
Kesab, Mandatory Syrian Republic
DiedJune 29, 1999(1999-06-29) (aged 66)
Vagharshapat, Armenia
BuriedMother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
His Holiness

Karekin II

Catholicos of Cilicia
ChurchArmenian Apostolic Church
SeeHoly See of Cilicia
Installed1983
Term ended1994
PredecessorKhoren I
SuccessorAram I

Karekin I (Armenian: Գարեգին Ա Սարգիսյան) (August 27, 1932 – June 29, 1999) served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1994 and 1999. Previously, he served as the Catholicos of Cilicia from 1983 to 1994 as Karekin II (Armenian: Գարեգին Բ).