Biography

	Ashtshian Mesrop
Armenian:	Աշճյան Մեսրոպ
Russian:	Ашчян Месроп ;
Born:	01.03.1941 ; Beirut, Lebanon
Died:	12.02.2003 ; New York, the USA
	Description:; Religious, public figure, archbishop.

Was born on March 1, 1941 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Education

In 1961 finished the seminary of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Antelias.
In 1962 studied in Switzerland.
In 1963 took a special priesthood training course in the US.
In 1970 studied theology at the University of Bridgeon, New Jersey.

In 1963 served in Paris.
In 1964-1970 lectured in Antelias and Aleppo, was the inspector of the seminary and the director of Beirut National Martikian College.
In 1973-1977 held the position of the leader of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Isfahan (New Julfa).
In 1978-1998 held the position of the leader of the dioceses of eastern states of North America and Canada.
Since 1978 issued the English magazine "Outrich".
In 1984 became the spiritual counselor of the Knightly Society of Carinthia.
Since 1992 was the president of the charitable, social and cultural organizations "Nerses the Great" and "Aram Manukyan".
In 1996-2000 was the director of the office in Saint Etchmiadzin for the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity in Armenia.
Since 2000 was the founder-director of "Mughni" publishing house.

In 1963 was ordained an archimandrite.
In 1970 got the Master's Degree (for the study and English translation of "The Speech of Rumkale" by Nerses Lambronatsi).
In 1970 got the second Master's Degree.
In 1977 was ordained a bishop.
In 2001 became an honored Doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.

During the 20-year history of Mesrop Ashtshian's rule, 13 churches were consecrated, 4 colleges were opened, more than 60 religious and historical books (Armenian, English) were published.
In 1993 the fund of the primacy was created by the efforts of Mesrop Ashtshian.
Mesrop Ashtshian is the author of theological, armenological, ethical literary and public-language studies in Armenian and English.

Ashtshian Mesrop

Armenian:	Աշճյան Մեսրոպ
Russian:	Ашчян Месроп
Born:	01.03.1941 Beirut, Lebanon
Died:	12.02.2003 New York, the USA
Description: Religious, public figure, archbishop.