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 Khachatryan (1975–1995), an Armenian sculptor, artist and freedom fighter Garegin Nzhdeh (1886-1955), an Armenian statesman, fedayee, political thinker, revolutionary militant leader Karekin (Mostly used in Western Armenian) Karekin Arutyunov (1964), Ukrainian politician Karekin Deveciyan (1868–1964), Turkish-Armenia zoologist Karekin Khajag (born 1867–1915), Armenian journalist Karekin Pastermadjian, (born 1872–1923), Armenian politician Karekin Simonian (born 1932), referee Karekin Yarian, author and social activist from San Francisco See also Karekin I (disambiguation) Karekin II (disambiguation)