Nerses V

Tags: Christian Bishop.

Nerses V (Armenian: Ներսես Ե Աշտարակեցի) (1770 – February 13 1857) served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1843 and 1857. Previously he served as the leader of Diocese of Georgia from 1811 to 1830 the leader of the Diocese of Bessarabia and Nor Nakhichevan from 1830 to 1843.Nerses V is buried near Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.

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active years end year

1857-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

active years start year

1843-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth date

1770-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Ashtarak

death date

1857-02-13

death place

Vagharshapat

nationality

Armenians