HEADS OF THE MATENADARAN

5^th century

Ghazar Parpetsi, Prior of Echmiadzin

483

6^th century

Koriun, Prior of Echmiadzin	565
Abraham, Prior of Echmiadzin	596

7^th century

Hovhannik, Prior of Echmiadzin

618

10^th century

Khachik I, Catholicos of all Armenians

973-992

17^th – 18^th centuries

Deacon Nerses	1662
Nahapet I Edessatsi, Catholicos of all Armenians	1691-1705

19^th -20^th centuries

Archimandrite Grigor Vardazariants Ashtaraketsi	1819
Archimandrite Manuel Gumushkhanetsi	1828-1830
Archimandrite Hovhannes Shahkhatuniants	1823-1833, 1837-1849
Archimandrite Makar Ter-Petrossian Teghutsi	1849-1851
Archimandrite Grigor Hovbiants	1851-1860
Archimandrite Daniel Shahnazariants	1860-1862
Archimandrite Grigor Musheghian	1862-1868
Archimandrite Nerses Khudaverdian	1868-1886
Archimandrite Sahak Amatuni	1888-1897
Archimandrite Garegin Hovsepian	1897-1906, 1917-1920
Archimandrite Mkhitar	1905
Archimandrite Mesrop Ter-Movsissian	1906-13, 1917-1920
Archbishop Hussik Movsissian	1913-16
Archimandrite Gevork Chorekian	1916-1917

DIRECTORS

Senekerim Ter-Hacopian	1921-1937
Karo Ghazarian	1937
Morus Hasratian	1937-1938
Hovhannes Manvelian	1938
Ervand Torossian	1938-1940
Gevork Abov	1940-1952
Vache Nalbandian	1952-1954
Levon Khachikian	1954-1982
Sen Arevshatian	1982-2007
Arshak Banuchian (acting Director)	2007
Hrachia Tamrazian	2007