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Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral, Montevideo

Iglesia Apostólica Armenia San Nerses Shnorhali
Armenian Apostolic Church San Nerses Shnorhali, Montevideo.jpg
Basic information
Location Av. Agraciada
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Geographic coordinates 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W / -34.878221; -56.196037Coordinates: 34°52′42″S 56°11′46″W / 34.878221°S 56.196037°W / -34.878221; -56.196037
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s) Rafael Israelyan
Architectural style Armenian

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

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.

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



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