Mesrob Nishanian of Jerusalem
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1939 to 1944
About Mesrob Nishanian of Jerusalem
Lived 1872 – 1944 (aged 71–72). Mesrob Nishanian of Jerusalem was a presbyter.
Patriarch Mesrob Nishanian (in Armenian Մեսրոպ Նիշանեան) (30 September 1872 – 26 July 1944) was Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 1939 to 1944. He took over the position after Patriarch Torkom Koushagian.
He was born Mirijan Nishanian in Constantinople 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.
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Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1939 to 1944
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Mesrob Nishanian of Jerusalem was born on 30 September 1872.
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Mesrob Nishanian of Jerusalem died in 1944.
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Mesrob Nishanian of Jerusalem was a presbyter.
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