Karekin I Khachadourian of Constantinople, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karekin I Khachadourian of Constantinople

Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1880

Place of Birth: Trabzon, Turkey

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1961

Profession: bishop, patriarch, public figure, minister, philologist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Archbishop Karekin I Khachadourian (in Armenian ??????? ? ???????????) (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. 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.