Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

40°09′43″N 44°17′28″E / 40.1620°N 44.2912°E / 40.1620; 44.2912

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (See of Etchmiadzin)
The coat of arms of the Catholicosate of All Armenians
Primate	Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II
Language	Armenian
Headquarters	Vagharshapat, Armenia
Territory	Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)
Possessions	Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, North America, and South America
Founder	The Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus
Independence	Apostolic Era
Recognition	Armenian Apostolic Church
Members	6,000,000
Official website	www.armenianchurch.org

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (Armenian: Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին, romanized: Mayr At’oř Surb Ēĵmiatsin), known in Armenian as simply the Mother See (Մայր Աթոռ, Mayr At’oř), is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church.