Sahak II Mashalian
Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
His Beatitude Patriarch Sahak II Mashalian | |
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| Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Native name | Սահակ Բ. Մաշալեան II. Sahag Maşalyan |
| Church | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| See | Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Elected | 11 December 2019 |
| Predecessor | Mesrob II Mutafyan |
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| Born | (1962-03-17) 17 March 1962 (age 62) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic |
Archbishop Sahag II Mashalian (Western Armenian: Սահակ Բ․ Մաշալեան, Turkish: II. Sahag Maşalyan), also known as Sahak Mashalyan in Eastern Armenian transliteration (born 17 March 1962) became the 85th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople in 2019.[1]
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the four Sees of Armenian Apostolic Church (the other three being the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Holy See of Cilicia and the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem) and has an autocephalous status, accepting, on the other hand, spiritual supremacy of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians in Holy Echmiadzin.
Patriarch Sahak II was born as Shahan Mashalian in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 March 1962.
During the patriarchal election, the Turkish government banned candidates from abroad. Therefore, only two candidates participated in the elections–Mashalian and Archbishop Aram Ateshyan—both of whom are considered close to the Turkish government.[2] The new, disputed Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul slammed the US Senate recognition of the Armenian Genocide[3] although he himself hails from a family of Armenian Genocide survivors. [citation needed]
References
- ^ Armdiaspora (2019-12-11). "Bishop Sahak Mashalyan is the new Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople". Armdiaspora. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ New, disputed Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul slams US Senate recognition of Armenian Genocide
- ^ Election of patriarch leaves Turkey’s Armenians without a voice, Killian Cogan, Jan 30, 2020, Eurasianet
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| Preceded by | Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople 2019–present | Incumbent |
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