Vagharshapat
Catholicos of All Armenians · 301 (Gregory the Illuminator; the first Christian kingdom)
Gregory the Illuminator converted king Tiridates III, and Armenia became the first Christian kingdom. The catholicoi descend from Gregory's own household; after 451 the Armenian church held its own confession apart from Chalcedon at the councils of Dvin — the oldest national church in Christendom.
Continues today as the Armenian Apostolic Church, under the Catholicos of All Armenians at Etchmiadzin.
The bishops
63 holders in the record.
Of the 62 links in this chain, 3 rest on a recorded succession; 19 are inferred from the numbering — the register numbers the two holders consecutively and no source says one followed the other; 40 are named by no register at all: nothing joins those two rows. Each holder below says which it is.
- Jude the Apostle #1 · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Bartholomew the Apostle #2 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Merozanes #10 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Gregory the Illuminator #12 · 302– · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Aristaces I #13 · 320–327 · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Vrtanes I #14 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- St. Husik I #15 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Daniel I of Armenia #16 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Pharen I of Armenia #17 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Nerses I #18 · 353–373 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Sahak I #19 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Zaven I #20 · 377–381 · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Aspuraces I #21 · 381–386 · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Isaac of Armenia #22 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Brkisho of Armenia #23 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Komitas Aghtsetsi #38 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Christopher II of Armenia #39 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Nerses III the Builder #41 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Sahak III #44 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- David I of Armenia #47 · 728– · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Dertad I #48 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- David II de Gagagh #56 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- John IV of Armenia #57 · 833– · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Zacharias I of Armenia #58 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- George II of Armenia #59 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Mashdotz I #60 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- John V the Historian #61 · 897– · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Yeghishe I #64 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Ananias I of Armenia #65 · 946–968 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Khachig I of Armenia #68 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Sarkis I of Armenia #69 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops
- Peter I of Armenia #70 · link inferred · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · the numbering ends here; what follows holds no place in the list
- Babgen d'Otmous 490–516 · link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovhannès II Gabeghian 557– · link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Abraham I of Aghbatank 607–615 · link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovhannes III of Odzun 717– · link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Anastase Ier d'Akori link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Chahak de Manazkert link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovhannès Ier Mandakouni link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Ezr Ier de Paraznakert link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovsep I link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Georges Ier de Byurakan link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovab de Dvin link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovhannès de Bagaran link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Hovsep II de Pharpi link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Isaïe Ier d'Eghipatrouch link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Israël Ier d'Otmous link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Kristapor Ier de Tiraritch link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Movses II link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Moïse Ier de Manazkert link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Melite de Manziquerta link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Nersès II de Bagrévand link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Salomon Ier de Garni link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Samuel link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Sion de Bavonq link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Sourmak link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Theodore I Rechtouni link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Tiridate II de Dasnavork link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Élie Ier d'Ardjech link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Étienne III de Sevan link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Stephen II Rechtuni link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Étienne Ier de Dvin link unrecorded · № named by no register
- Grigoris link unrecorded · № named by no register
Events
Texts
Feasts
- The Holy Translators 13 October