Hovhannes XII Arsharuni (Armenian: Յովհաննես Արշարունի; Istanbul, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.
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.
He died on January 21, 1929, and is buried at the Şişli Armenian Cemetery.
References
- Parsegh Tuglaciyan. Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri (Western Armenians through History) Vol. III.
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| Preceded byYeghishe Tourian | Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople 1911–1913 |
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