Karekin II

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Full Name	Karekin II
Occupation	Religious Leader
Date Of Birth	Aug 21, 1951(1951-08-21)
Age	73
Country	Armenia
Horoscope	Leo

Karekin II Biography

Karekin II is one of the most popular and richest Religious Leader who was born on August 21, 1951 in Armenia. The Supreme Patriarch, Catholicos and the Supreme of all Armenians The most revered religious figure of Armenia. Armenian Orthodox Church.

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Catholicos Karekin II (Armenian: Գարեգին Բ ) (born August 21, 1951) is Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2013 he was unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox head of the World Council of Churches for the next eight years.

Karekin II speaks fluent German from his time in Germany and Austria. In 1975 during his time in Cologne he was the spiritual representative of nine Armenian congregations in Germany.

He was born born Ktrich Nersessian in a tiny village in the vicinity of Echmiadzin the ancestral home for Armenian Catholicos.

Karekin II Net Worth

Karekin II is one of the richest Religious Leader from Armenia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karekin II 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He enrolled in at the Gevorkian Theological Seminary in his early teens.

He has been to in the U.S. several times, and, in 2007, he led the opening prayer of the session in the House of Representatives.

Karekin II was born as Ktrij Nersessian in Voskehat, Armenia, on August 21,

1951. He entered the Gevorkian Theological Seminary at Echmiadzin in 1965 and graduated with honors in 1971. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1970. Later he became a monk and was ordained a priest in 1972. In the late 1970s the Catholicos of that period encouraged him to study outside of Armenia. This led to him continuing his studies in Vienna, Bonn University, and Zagorsk, Russia. On October 23, 1983, he was consecrated bishop at Echmiadzin. He became an archbishop in 1992.

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His ecumenical trip to India to meet Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Catholicos of the East in November 2008, helped strengthen relations between the Armenian and Indian Orthodox Churches. The delegates to the 10th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches that took place in Busan, South Korea, on November 4, unanimously elected Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the supreme patriarch and head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, head of the organization for the next eight years.

Facts & Trivia

Karekin Ranked on the list of most popular Religious Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Armenia. Karekin II celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Karekin II

1. Karekin II is the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Armenians.
2. He was born on August 21, 1951 in Voskehat, Armenia.
3. Karekin II was elected as Patriarch in 1999.
4. He has been instrumental in promoting interfaith dialogue and peace.
5. The Armenian Church has over 10 million members worldwide.
6. Karekin II has played a key role in preserving Armenian culture and heritage.
7. He has advocated for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey.
8. The Armenian Church is one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world.
9. Karekin II oversees numerous charitable and humanitarian initiatives globally.
10. His official residence is the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia.