Hovhannes XII Arsharuni

Hovhannes XII Arsharuni (Armenian: Յովհաննես Արշարունի; Istanbul, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.^[1]

Born in Constantinople, Hovhannes Arsharuni attended the Galatasaray High School. He taught at the local Armenian schools and was ordained as a cleric of the Armenian church in 1879. He was ordained archbishop in 1899. He became Patriarch of Constantinople in 1911 and was forced to resign in 1913.^{[citation needed]}

He died on January 21, 1929, and is buried at the Şişli Armenian Cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Parsegh Tuglaciyan. Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri (Western Armenians through History) Vol. III.

Religious titles
Preceded by Yeghishe Tourian	Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople 1911–1913	Succeeded by Zaven Der Yeghiayan

[1] Parsegh Tuglaciyan. Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri (Western Armenians through History) Vol. III.

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