Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo Explained

Building Name:Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali
Location:Av. Agraciada
Montevideo,
Geo:-34.8782°N -56.196°W
Religious Affiliation:Armenian Apostolic Church
Status:Cathedral
Architect:Rafael Israelyan
Architecture Style:Armenian

Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral (Spanish; Castilian: Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali; Armenian: Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալի եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Apostolic church in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

This temple, dedicated to the Catholicos saint Nerses Shnorhali, is the prelacy of the Uruguayan Diocese of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church. Its current head is Archbishop Hakob Glnjian.[2]

The church is part of a bigger ensemble of buildings that house Armenian-Uruguayan institutions.[1] There is a memorial to the Armenian genocide, with a sculpture by Nerses Ounanian.[3]

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  1. Web site: Armenians in Uruguay . The Virtual Museum of Armenian Diaspora . 3 May 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130628105656/http://armdiasporamuseum.com/214-1-Pages.html . 28 June 2013 .
  2. http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=6295&year=2013&month=11&day=22 Hovik Abrahamyan meets Archbishop Hakob Glnjian in Montevideo
  3. http://www.correo.com.uy/index.asp?codpag=detProd&smen=filatelia&idp=815&s=1 Nerses Ounanian