Patriarch
The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...
Mesrob Nishanian (in
Armenian
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Մեսրոպ Նիշանեան) (30 September 1872 – August 1944) was
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
In 638, the Armenian Apostolic Church began appointing its own bishop in Jerusalem, generally known as the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. The office has continued, with some interruptions, down to this day.
The bishop at the Armenian Patria ...
serving the
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem also known as the Armenian Patriarchate of Saint James ( hy, Առաքելական Աթոռ Սրբոց Յակովբեանց Յերուսաղեմ, , ) is located in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem. The ...
from 1939 to 1944. He took over the position after Patriarch
Torkom Koushagian.
He was born Mirijan Nishanian in
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
in 1872. After studies in Jerusalem he was ordained priest. On 20 September 1922 he was consecrated bishop. He was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem on 19 April 1939.
He was succeeded in 1944 by Patriarch
Guregh Israelian.
Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
1872 births
1944 deaths
Clergy from Istanbul
Armenians from the Ottoman Empire
20th-century Oriental Orthodox bishops
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