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His Holiness Khoren I Paroyan (Armenian: Խորեն Ա. Բարոյան ) (24 November 1914, Nicosia - 9 February 1983, Antelias) was the Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, from 1963 to 1983. He was born Mesrop Paroyan and was elected as Catholicos after the death of Zareh I.

In 1977, because of his poor health, Karekin Sarkisian, the archbishop and Pontifical Legate of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States was elected as Catholicos Coadjutor (in Armenian աթոռակից կաթողիկոս), a post the latter served assisting Catholicos Khoren I. Upon death of Khoren I, Karekin was installed as Catholicos as Karekin II of Cilicia.

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-'''His Holiness Khoren I''' Mesrop Paroyan ({{lang-hy|Խորեն Ա. Բարոյան}} ) (24 November 1914, [[Nicosia]] - 9 February 1983, [[Antelias]]) was the [[Catholicos]] of the [[Holy See of Cilicia]], from 1963 to 1983.
+'''His Holiness Khoren I''' Paroyan ({{lang-hy|Խորեն Ա. Բարոյան}} ) (24 November 1914, [[Nicosia]] - 9 February 1983, [[Antelias]]) was the [[Catholicos]] of the [[Holy See of Cilicia]], from 1963 to 1983. He was born Mesrop Paroyan and was elected as Catholicos after the death of [[Zareh I]].
-He was preceded by [[Zareh I]]. Because of poor health [[Karekin II (Cilicia)]] was elected as Catholicos Coadjutor in 1977, a post he served assisting Catholicos Khoren I until the latter's death, when Karekin succeeded him as [[Karekin II]] of Cilicia.
+In 1977, because of his poor health, [[Karekin I|Karekin Sarkisian]], the archbishop and Pontifical Legate of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States was elected as Catholicos Coadjutor (in [[Armenian language|Armenian]] աթոռակից կաթողիկոս), a post the latter served assisting Catholicos Khoren I. Upon death of Khoren I, Karekin was installed as Catholicos as Karekin II of Cilicia.
 ==See also==