Hovhannes XII Arsharuni (;

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an

Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

.Parsegh Tuglaciyan. ''Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri'' (Western Armenians through History) Vol. III. Born in Constantinople, Hovhannes Arsharuni attended the

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. 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 The Şişli Armenian Cemetery is an Armenian cemetery in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey which is operated and served by the Armenian community of Turkey. Notable burials * Hovhannes Arsharouni – Armenian Patriarch of Constantin ...

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1854 births 1929 deaths Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople Armenian Apostolic Christians Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Galatasaray High School alumni 19th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops 20th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops Burials at Şişli Armenian Cemetery {{Armenia-reli-bio-stub