Career
Born in Antep in the Ottoman Empire, he was forced to leave to Syria because of the Armenian Genocide. He served for 10 years in office until 1953. In this period, Archbishop Nersoyan established 11 new churches, 21 priests were added to the clergy.
He founded the Armenian Church Youth Organization of America (ACYOA) as well as a church choir association.
Under his direction, land was purchased for Saint Vartan Cathedral and Cultural Center in Manhattan, New York City at Second Avenue and 34th Street. A religious scholar, Archbishop Nersoyan lectured extensively and wrote articles and theological studies in Armenian and English.
The fifth edition of his translation and commentary of the Divine Liturgy of the Armenian Church was published in London in 1984. He died of cancer in New York City in September 1989.