Garegin

Garegin (Armenian: Գարեգին), also pronounced Karekin (in Western Armenian), may refer to:

Religious figures

Armenian Catholicoi

• Garegin I or Karekin I (1932–1999), a Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church, first as Catholicos Garegin II of the Holy See of Cilicia (1983–1994) and then as Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin I of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1995–1999)
• Garegin II or Karekin II (born 1951), Catholicos of All Armenians at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church
• Garegin I (Cilicia) or Karekin I (Cilicia) (1867–1952), a Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1943 to 1952

Armenian Patriarchs

• Karekin I Khachadourian of Constantinople (1880–1961), the 81st Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
• Karekin II Kazanjian of Constantinople (1927–1998), the 83rd Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople

Given name

Garegin

(Mostly used in Eastern Armenian)

• Garegin Apresov (1890–1941), Soviet Armenian diplomat, intelligence officer and Comintern worker
• Garegin Khachatryan (1975–1995), Armenian sculptor, artist and freedom fighter
• Garegin Nzhdeh (1886–1955), Armenian statesman, fedayee, political thinker, revolutionary militant leader
• Garegin Poghosyan, Armenian general
• Garegin Srvandztiants (1840–1892), Armenian philologist, folklorist, ethnographer and ecclesiastic

Karekin

(Mostly used in Western Armenian)

• Karekin Arutyunov (born 1964), Ukrainian politician
• Karekin Deveciyan (1868–1964), Turkish-Armenian zoologist
• Karekin Khajag (born 1867–1915), Armenian journalist
• Karekin Pastermadjian (1872–1923), Armenian politician
• Karekin Simonian (born 1932), Australian referee of Armenian origin
• Karekin Yarian, author and social activist from San Francisco

See also

• Karekin I (disambiguation)
• Karekin II (disambiguation)