Nerses V

His Holiness

Nerses V

Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians
Nerses V Ashtaraketsi, by H. Hovnatanian.
ChurchArmenian Apostolic Church
SeeMother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Installed1843
Term ended1857
PredecessorJohn VIII
SuccessorMatthew I
Personal details
Born
Toros Harutyuni Shahazizyan

1770
DiedFebruary 13, 1857 (age 86)
Etchmiadzin, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire
BuriedEtchmiadzin Cathedral
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church

Nerses V of Ashtarak (Armenian: Ներսէս Ե Աշտարակեցի, romanizedNerses Ashtarakets’i, Armenian pronunciation: [nɛɾˈsɛs ɑʃtɑɾɑkɛˈt͡sʰi]; 1770 – February 13, 1857) served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1843 and 1857. Previously, he served as the leader of the Diocese of Georgia from 1811 to 1830 and as the leader of the Diocese of Bessarabia and Nor Nakhichevan from 1830 to 1843.

Nerses V is buried near Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.