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The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople (Western (アルメニア語:Պատրիարքութիւն Հայոց Կոստանդնուպոլսոյ), ''Badriark'ut'iun Hayots' Gosdantnubolsoy'') is an autonomous See which recognizes the primacy of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople is the Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church (Holy Mother of God Patriarchal Church) in the Kumkapı neighborhood of Istanbul. The current patriarch is Mesrob II (Mutafyan) (Մեսրոպ Բ. Մութաֆեան), who has been in office since 1998. The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople also known as Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul is today head of The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople. == Establishment of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1461 == During the Byzantine period, the Armenian Apostolic Church had not been allowed to operate in Constantinople because the two churches mutually regarded each other as heretical. The schism was rooted in the rejection of the Council of Chalcedon by the Oriental Orthodox Churches, of which the Armenian Church is a part, while the Byzantine Church and the rest of Eastern Orthodoxy had accepted. After conquering Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire allowed the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople to stay in the city. But Sultan Mehmed II asked the Armenians to establish their own church in the new Ottoman capital, as part of the Millet system. From then on the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople acted as superior religious institution in the Ottoman Empire, even standing over the Armenian Catholicos. For a short period, the Syriac Orthodox Church was also placed under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate. The first Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople was Hovakim I, who was at the time the Metropolitan of Bursa. In 1461, he was brought to Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II and established as the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople. Hovakim I was recognized as the religious and secular leader of all Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, and carried the title of ''milletbaşı'' or ethnarch as well as patriarch. There have been 84 individual Patriarchs since establishment of the Patriarchate: *75 patriarchs during the Ottoman period (1461-1908) *4 patriarchs in the Young Turks period (1908–1922) *5 patriarchs in the current secular Republic of Turkey (1923–present) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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