Current Hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Moscow
(in order of seniority)
His Grace Gabriel
Bishop of Montreal and Canada
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Montreal and Canada (2008-)
- Bishop of Manhattan (1996-2008)
- Bishop of Brisbane, Vicar of the Diocese of Sydney and Australia-New Zealand (1996)
- Date of Consecration: July 7, 1996
- Date of Election: 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1996
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1996
- Date of Birth: June 2, 1961
- Full Name: Georgii L'vovich Chemodakov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Michael
Bishop of Geneva and Western Europe
- Date of Consecration: July 12, 1996
- Date of Election: May 1996
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1981
- Name Day: November 21
- Date of Birth: March 29, 1943
- Full Name: Simeon Vasil'evich Donskov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Iov
Bishop of Kashira,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow,
Administrator of the Parishes in Canada
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Kashira, Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow (2005-)
- Bishop of Suma and Akhtyra (1999-2005)
- Bishop of Kherson and the Tavrides (1997-1999)
- Date of Consecration: June 22, 1997
- Date of Election: 1997
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: June 13, 1997
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 17, 1997
- Date of Elevation to Protopriest: 1995
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 27, 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: August 25, 1991
- Name Day: September 10
- Date of Birth: February 19, 1964
- Full Name: Viktor Fedorovich Smakouz
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Iosif
Bishop of Ivanovo-Voznesensk and Kineshema
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Ivanovo-Voznesensk and Kineshema (2006-)
- Bishop of Shatsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Ryazan (1998-2006)
- Date of Consecration: September 8, 1998
- Date of Election: 1998
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: August 18, 1998
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: February 23, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 28, 1991
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 1, 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: July 28, 1991
- Date of Birth: September 11, 1964
- Full Name: Nikolai Viktorovich Makedonov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Anatolii
Bishop of Kagula and Komratsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Kagula and Komratsk (1999-)
- Bishop of Kagula and Kaushansk (1998-1999)
- Date of Consecration: September 12, 1998
- Date of Election: 1998
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: August 30, 1998
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 28, 1998
- Date of Elevation to Protopriest: 1990
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: March 31, 1974
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: March 3, 1974
- Date of Birth: May 3, 1950
- Full Name: Georgii Fomich Botnar'
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Agapit
Bishop of Severodonetsk and Starobelsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Severodonetsk and Starobelsk (2007-)
- Bishop of Mukachev and Uzhgorod (2000-2007)
- Bishop of Khust and Vinogradov (1998-2000)
- Date of Consecration: November 22, 1998
- Date of Election: November 5, 1998
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1990
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1990
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1985
- Date of Birth: March 6, 1965
- Name Day: June 14
- Full Name: Ivan Vasil'evich Bevtsik
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Alexander
Bishop of Baku and the Caspian
- Date of Consecration: January 14, 1999
- Date of Election: 1999
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: December 19, 1975
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1975
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1975
- Date of Birth: June 13, 1952
- Name Day: December 6
- Full Name: Alexander Gennad'evich Ishchein
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Iosif
Bishop of Birobidzhan and Kuldursk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Birobidzhan and Kuldursk (2002-)
- Bishop of Uglich, Vicar of the Diocese of Yaroslav (1999-2002)
- Date of Consecration: January 31, 1999
- Date of Election: December 28, 1998
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: November 22, 1987
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 7, 1982
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: March 9, 1979
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 5, 1979
- Date of Birth: January 31, 1954
- Full Name: Igor' Anatol'evich Balabanov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Tikhon
Bishop of Vidnovsk
- Date of Consecration: August 10, 1999
- Date of Election: 1999
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1990
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1990
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1990
- Name Day: October 9
- Date of Birth: February 14, 1956
- Full Name: Nikolai Vladimirovich Nedosekin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Seraphim
Bishop of Sendai
- Date of Consecration: January 15, 2000
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: January 9, 2000
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: September 6, 1999
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 20, 1999
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 18, 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: November 5, 1989
- Name Day: January 15
- Date of Birth: March 23, 1951
- Full Name: Noboru Tsudzie
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Evstafii
Bishop of Chitinsk and Zabaikal
- Date of Consecration: January 30, 2000
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: Apriil 24, 1994
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1984
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: March 27, 1982
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 4, 1981
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 4, 1980
- Name Day: October 3
- Date of Birth: November 1, 1951
- Full Name: Evgenii Vladimirovich Evdokimov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Merkurii
Bishop of Zaraisk,
Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'
- Date of Consecration: February 6, 2000
- Date of Election: 2000
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: January 9, 2000
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: November 17, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 6, 1989
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 15, 1989
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 12, 1988
- Name Day: December 7
- Date of Birth: January 21, 1964
- Full Name: Igor' Vladimirovich Ivanov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Panteleimon
Bishop of Umansk and Zvenigorod
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Umansk and Zvenigorod (2008-)
- Bishop of Alexandriya (2007-2008)
- Bishop of Severodonetsk and Starobel'sk (2007)
- Bishop of Shargorod, Vicar of the Diocese of Vinnitsy and Mogilev-Podol'e (2005-2007)
- Bishop of Vasil'kovsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Kiev (2000-2005)
- Date of Consecration: December 24, 2000
- Date of Election: 2000
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 13, 1996
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: March 29, 1990
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: July 28, 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: March 9, 1986
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 5, 1986
- Date of Birth: d
- Full Name: Viktor Romanovich Bashchuk
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Sofronii
Bishop of Mogilev and Mstislav
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Mogilev and Mstislav (2002-)
- Bishop of Brest and Kobrinsk (2001-2002)
- Date of Consecration: February 4, 2001
- Date of Election: 2001
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1994
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1990
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: May 20, 1987
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 21, 1987
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 9, 1987
- Name Day: April 12
- Date of Birth: April 11, 1951
- Full Name: Stepan Petrovich Yushchuk
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Agapit
Bishop of Stuttgart
- Date of Consecration: May 1, 2001
- Date of Election: 2001
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1995
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 8, 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: December 25, 1983
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 29, 1983
- Date of Birth: September 29, 1955
- Full Name: Agapit Gorachek
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Seraphim
Bishop of the Baltics,
Vicar of the Diocese of Kaliningrad
- Date of Consecration: May 19, 2001
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 18, 2001
- Date of Election: April 3, 2001
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1997
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 9, 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 10, 1991
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 6, 1990
- Name Day: January 15
- Date of Birth: December 29, 1961
- Full Name: Vladimir Setrakovich Melkonyan
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Aleksandr
Bishop of Dmitrov
- Date of Consecration: September 2, 2001
- Date of Election: 2001
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: June 21, 2001
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: March 9, 1987
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 5, 1974
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: June 2, 1974
- Name Day: December 6
- Date of Birth: May 13, 1953
- Full Name: Vasilii Alexandrovich Agrikov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Daniil
Bishop of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogorsk
- Hierarhical Sees
- Bishop of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogrosk (2010-)
- Bishop of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the Kuriles (2001-2010)
- Date of Consecration: November 11, 2001
- Date of Election: 2001
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: December 29, 1989
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: March 26, 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 28, 1986
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: July 3, 1985
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 20, 1985
- Name Day: September 12
- Date of Birth: December 27, 1960
- Full Name: Alexander Girgor'evich Dorovskikh
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Maksim
Bishop of Barnaul and Altai
- Date of Consecration: January 20, 2002
- Date of Election: January 17, 2002
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: December 30, 2001
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: October 6, 1989
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: March 12, 1989
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: May 19, 1988
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 24, 1988
- Name Day: February 3
- Date of Birth: February 23, 1961
- Full Name: Vasilii Mikhailovich Dmitriev
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Ioann
Bishop of Brest and Kobrinsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Brest and Kobrinsk (2002-)
- Bishop of Borisov, Vicar of the Diocese of Minsk (2002)
- Date of Consecration: March 31, 2002
- Date of Election: 2002
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: December 4, 1995
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: Pascha 1995
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 20, 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 3, 1993
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 15, 1992
- Name Day: December 17
- Date of Birth: March 25, 1963
- Full Name: Lev Danilovich Khoma
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Irinarkh
Bishop of Krasnogorsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Krasnogorsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow (2010-)
- Bishop of Perm and Solikamsk (2002-2010)
- Date of Consecration: April 14, 2002
- Date of Election: 2002
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: March 16, 2002
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 15, 1985
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 13, 1985
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 3, 1985
- Name Day: January 26
- Date of Birth: November 23, 1951
- Full Name: Vladimir Kuz'mich Grezin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Feofilakt
Bishop of Bryansk and Sevsk
- Date of Consecration: April 20, 2002
- Date of Election: March 13, 2002
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 28, 1995
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: December 4, 1985
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 28, 1983
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 28, 1983
- Name Day: March 21
- Date of Birth: April 30, 1949
- Full Name: Nikolai Alexeyevich Moiseyev
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Feodosii
Bishop of Tambov and Michurinsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Tambov and Michurinsk (2002-)
- Bishop of Vetluzhsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Nizhegorod and Arzamass (2002)
- Date of Consecration: April 21, 2002
- Date of Election: March 12, 2002
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: May 22, 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: July 12, 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: August 28, 1987
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 22, 1987
- Name Day: May 16
- Date of Birth: January 26, 1961
- Full Name: Sergei Ivanovich Vasnev
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Peter
Bishop of Cleveland
- Date of Consecration: July 12, 2003
- Date of Election: 2003
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 25, 1989
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1988
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1988
- Date of Birth: August 9, 1948
- Full Name: Pavel Andreevich Luk'yanov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Veniamin
Bishop of Penzensk and Kuznetsy
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Penzensk and Kuznetsy (2010-)
- Bishop of Luberetsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow (2003-2010)
- Date of Consecration: August 14, 2003
- Date of Election: 2003
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: June 6, 1987
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: March 25, 1982
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: May 27, 1977
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 6, 1975
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: March 30, 1975
- Name Day: October 26
- Date of Birth: September 12, 1953
- Full Name: Vladimir Nikolaevich Zaritskii
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Longin
Bishop of Saratov and Vol'sk
- Date of Consecration: August 19, 2003
- Date of Election: 2003
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 15, 2000
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: May 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 7, 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: August 29, 1986
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: July 21, 1986
- Name Day: October 29
- Date of Birth: July 31, 1961
- Full Name: Vladimir Sergeevich Korchagin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Savvatii
Bishop of Ulan-Ude and Buryatia
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Ulan-Ude and Buryatia (2009-)
- Bishop of Alatyrsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Cheboksary (2005-2009)
- Date of Consecration: January 30, 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1996
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: July 30, 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: October 22, 1989
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: August 27, 1989
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 20, 1989
- Name Day: August 21
- Date of Birth: September 1, 1968
- Full Name: Sergei Gennad'evich Antonov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Stefan
Bishop of Turov and Mozyrsk
- Date of Consecration: January 30, 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: October 14, 1997
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: January 13, 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 3, 1987
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 14, 1987
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 4, 1987
- Name Day: January 9
- Date of Birth: January 3, 1966
- Full Name: Anatolii Vladimirovich Neshcheret
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Amvrosii
Bishop of Gatchinsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Gatchinsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg (2008-)
- Bishop of Bronnitsy, Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow (2006-2008)
- Bishop of Propop'ev, Vicar of the Diocese of Kemerovo (2005-2006)
- Date of Consecration: March 26, 2005
- Date of Election: 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: December 28, 2004
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: June 3, 2004
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: October 8, 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: May 29, 1994
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 7, 1994
- Name Day: October 23
- Date of Birth: June 15, 1970
- Full Name: Vitalii Anatol'evich Ermakov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Tikhon
Bishop of Maikop and Adygei
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Maikop and Adygei (2009-)
- Bishop of Yeisk, Vicar of the Diocese of Ekaterinodar (2005-2009)
- Date of Consecration: April 3, 2005
- Date of Election: 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: December 30, 2004
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 4, 1990
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 19, 1989
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: August 28, 1989
- Name Day: April 7
- Date of Birth: December 1, 1968
- Full Name: Vladimir Ivanovich Lobkovskii
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Pankratii
Bishop of Troitsky,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
- Date of Consecration: June 2, 2005
- Date of Election: 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: May 4, 1990
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: July 17, 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 8, 1988
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: July 18, 1987
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: July 3, 1987
- Name Day: September 10
- Date of Birth: July 21, 1955
- Full Name: Vladislav Petrovich Zherdev
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Ignatii
Bishop of Bronnitsy,
Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Bronnitsy, Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (2009-)
- Bishop of Vyazemsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Smolensk and Kaliningrad (2005-2009)
- Date of Consecration: July 7, 2005
- Date of Election: 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: May 2, 2005
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: Pascha 2003
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: April 7, 1999
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 7, 1998
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 23, 1998
- Name Day: February 11
- Date of Birth: April 17, 1973
- Full Name: Igor' Ivanovich Punin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Petr
Bishop of Ungensk and Nisporensk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Ungensk and Nisporensk (2010-)
- Bishop of Khynkovsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Kishinev (2007-2010)
- Bishop of Ungensk and Nisporensk (2006-2007)
- Bishop of Nisporensk, Vicar of the Diocese of Kishinev (2005-2006)
- Date of Consecration: November 13, 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: November 12, 2005
- Date of Election: October 6, 2005
- Name Day: July 12
- Date of Birth: October 29, 1967
- Full Name: Petr Mustyatse
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Arsenii
Bishop of Svyatogorsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Gorlov
- Date of Consecration: December 5, 2005
- Date of Election: November 10, 2005
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: Pascha 1995
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: January 20, 1995
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 21, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: July 25, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: July 1992
- Name Day: May 21
- Date of Birth: June 21, 1968
- Full Name: Igor' Fedorovich Yakovenko
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Meletii
Bishop of Khotinsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Chernovitsy
- Date of Consecration: July 30, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: June 24, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: January 6, 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: December 19, 1986
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 3, 1986
- Name Day: June 6
- Date of Birth: July 17, 1962
- Full Name: Valentin Vladimirovich Egorenko
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Roman
Bishop of Serpukhov
- Date of Consecration: August 10, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: January 6, 1988
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: April 7, 1985
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: December 20, 1981
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: December 19, 1981
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: Decmeber 17, 1981
- Name Day: August 11
- Date of Birth: February 3, 1957
- Full Name: Gennadii Mikhailovich Gavrilov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Alexander
Bishop of Daugavpils,
Vicar of the Diocese of Riga
- Date of Consecration: August 19, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: July 21, 2006
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: Pascha 2001
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: September 6, 1998
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: March 22, 1998
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 20, 1997
- Date of Birth: September 6, 1973
- Full Name: Sergei Igorevich Matrenin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Aleksii
Bishop of Belgorod and Dnestrov
- Date of Consecration: August 19, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 7, 1995
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: January 7, 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 3, 1993
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 20, 1992
- Name Day: February 25
- Date of Birth: September 27, 1972
- Full Name: Sergei Alexandrovich Grokha
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Aristarkh
Bishop of Kemerovo and Kuznetsk
- Date of Consecration: August 20, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: July 21, 2006
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: Pascha 2000
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: July 19, 1998
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 7, 1998
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 27, 1998
- Name Day: April 28
- Date of Birth: January 17, 1959
- Full Name: Vadim Anatol'evich Smirnov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Feofilakt
Bishop of Smolensk and Vyazemsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Smolensk and Vyazemsk (2009-)
- Bishop of Bronnitsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow (2008-2009)
- Bishop of Magnitogorsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Chelyabinsk (2006-2008)
- Date of Consecration: September 24, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: April 2001
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 5, 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 23, 1994
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 5, 1994
- Name Day: March 21
- Date of Birth: August 27, 1974
- Full Name: Denis Anatol'evich Kur'yanov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Markell
Bishop of Petergof,
Vicar of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg
- Date of Consecration: September 27, 2006
- Date of Election: 2006
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1976
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1973
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1973
- Name Day: June 20
- Date of Birth: June 8, 1952
- Full Name: German Gennad'evich Vetrov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Mitrofan
Bishop of Gorlov and Slavyansk
- Date of Consecration: January 28, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: May 18, 1997
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 23, 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: November 21, 1994
- Name Day: August 20
- Date of Birth: October 31, 1976
- Full Name: Andrei Viktorovich Nikitin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Varnava
Bishop of Makeevsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Donetsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Makeevsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Donetsk (2007-)
- Bishop of Berdyansk and Primore (2007)
- Bishop of Makeevsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Donetsk (2007)
- Date of Consecration: February 11, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: August 31, 1997
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: October 11, 1996
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 5, 1995
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1991
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 22, 1976
- Name Day: January 17
- Date of Birth: April 21, 1953
- Full Name: Stanislav (Vyacheslav) Yur'evich Filatov)
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Sergii
Bishop of Solnechnogorsk,
Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Solnechnogorsk, Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (2009-)
- Bishop of Ussuriisk, Vicar of the Diocese of Vladivostok (2007-2009)
- Date of Consecration: February 15, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 2005
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 2000
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: February 17, 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 7, 1993
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 16, 1993
- Name Day: October 8
- Date of Birth: June 19, 1974
- Full Name: Nikolai Nikolaevich Chashin
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Markell
Bishop of Beltsy and Falesht
- Date of Consecration: March 11, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Name Day: January 11
- Date of Birth: August 18, 1959
- Full Name: Markell Micheescu
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Elisei
Bishop of Berdyansk and Primore
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishpo of Berdyansk and Primore (2007-)
- Bishop of Amvrosiev, Vicar of the Diocese of Donetsk (2007)
- Date of Consecration: March 31, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 2004
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1998
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 4, 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: June 3, 1996
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 27, 1996
- Date of Birth: June 19, 1973
- Full Name: Oleg Alexandrovich Ivanov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Seraphim
Bishop of Bobruisk and Bykhov
- Date of Consecration: April 22, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 1, 2007
- Date of Election: March 27, 2007
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: December 14, 2003
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: October 24, 2003
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 10, 2003
- Name Day: January 15
- Date of Birth: September 5, 1973
- Full Name: Alexei Dmitrievich Belonozhko
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Nikodim
Bishop of Vladimir-Volyna and Kovel'sk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Vladimir-Volyna and Kovelsk (?-)
- Bishop of Shepetov and Slavutsk (2007-?)
- Date of Consecration: June 4, 2007
- Date of Election: May 31, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: September 24, 2003
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: May 19, 2002
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 2, 2002
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 3, 2001
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: December 14, 1996
- Date of Birth: Februar 26, 1972
- Full Name: Viktor Vasil'evich Gorenko
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Irinei
Bishop of Nezhinsk and Priluksk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Nezhinsk and Priluksk (2008-)
- Bishop of Nezhinsk and Baturinsk (2007-2008)
- Date of Consecration: June 10, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: November 30, 1986
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 6, 1985
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: February 26, 1985
- Date of Birth: June 11, 1963
- Full Name: Valentin Anatol'evich Semko
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Vladimir
Bishop of Shepetov and Slavutsk
- Date of Consecration: June 11, 2007
- Date of Election: June 10, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 2003
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1999
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1992
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1992
- Name Day: February 7
- Date of Birth: November 26, 1968
- Full Name: Konstantin Pavlovich Mel'nik
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Hilarion
Bishop of Makarovsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Kiev
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Makarovsk, Vicar of the Diocese of Kiev (2008-)
- Bishop of Kherson and the Tavrides (2008)
- Bishop of Suma and Akhtyra (2007-2008)
- Bishop of Severodonetsk and Starobel'sk (2007)
- Date of Consecration: July 29, 2007
- Date of Election: July 27, 007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: November 21, 2003
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 2001
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 2000
- Name Day: July 25
- Date of Birth: April 18, 1969
- Full Name: Eduard Stepanovich Shishkovskii
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Panteleimon
Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomiysk
- Date of Consecration: October 19, 2007
- Date of Election: October 18, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1999
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: July 9, 1997
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 20, 1997
- Daet of Ordination to the Priesthood: November 9, 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: September 21, 1996
- Name Day: August 9
- Date of Birth: May 11, 1967
- Full Name: Mikhail Vasil'evich Lugovoi
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Seraphim
Bishop of Yagotinsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Kiev
- Date of Consecration: November 16, 2007
- Date of Election: 2007
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 15, 1979
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: July 7, 1976
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: July 4, 1976
- Name Day: January 15
- Date of Birth: July 9, 1953
- Full Name: Vladimir Vasil'evich Dem'yanov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Evlogii
Bishop of Suma and Akhtyra
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Suma and Akhtyra (2008-)
- Bishop of Kremenchug and Lubensk (2008)
- Bishop of Kremenchug and Khorol'sk (2007-2008)
- Date of Consecration: November 25, 2007
- Date of Election: November 14, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: December 13, 1995
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: October 22, 1994
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 19, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: October 27, 1991
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: October 20, 1991
- Name Day: September 7
- date of Birth: March 21, 1967
- Full Name: Evgenii Anatol'evich Gutchenko
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Ioasaf
Bishop of Kirovograd and Novomirgorod
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Kirovograd and Novomirgorod (2011-)
- Bishop of Novokahovsk and Genichesk (2009-2011)
- Bishop of Novokakhovsk and Berislavsk (2007-2009)
- Date of Consecration: December 16, 2007
- Date of Election: December 14, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: June 8, 2000
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: Pascha 1999
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 27, 1998
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: July 28, 1995
- Name Day: September 17
- Date of Birth: April 8, 1961
- Full Name: Petr Ivanovich Guben'
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Leonid
Bishop of Rechitsa
- Date of Consecration: February 12, 2008
- Date of Election: December 27, 2007
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: June 14, 1996
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: September 1, 1992
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: July 12, 1987
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: March 20, 1987
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 8, 1987
- Name Day: July 30
- Date of Birth: September 2, 1960
- Full Name: Feodosii Mitrofanovich Fil'
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Nikodim
Bishop of Anadyrsk and Chukotka
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Andyrsk and Chukotka (2009-)
- Bishop of Shatursk, Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow (2008-2009)
- Date of Consecration: March 23, 2008
- Date of Election: March 22, 2008
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: March 9, 2008
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: January 18, 1998
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: January 7, 1998
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 24, 1997
- Name Day: January 8
- Date of Birth: December 30, 1969
- Full Name: Yurii Valer'evich Chibisov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Antonii
Bishop of Alexandriya and Svetlovodsk
- Hierarchical Sees
- Bishop of Alexandriya and Svetlovodsk (2008-)
- Bishop of Umansk and Zvenigorod (2008)
- Date of Consecration: May 18, 2008
- Date of Election: May 8, 2008
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: January 7, 2000
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: August 29, 1993
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 24, 1990
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: December 10, 1990
- Date of Birth: March 30, 1968
- Full Name: Alexander Anatol'evich Borovik
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Ieronim
Bishop of Orlov and Livensk
- Date of Consecration: June 2, 2008
- Date of Election: April 15, 2008
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 2003
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1990
- Name Day: June 28
- Date of Birth: July 12, 1966
- Full Name: Igor' Anatol'evich Chernyshov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Feodosii
Bishop of Seattle,
Vicar of the Diocese of San Francisco
- Date of Consecration: September 7, 2008
- Date of Election: June 23, 2008
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Alexander
Bishop of Gorodnitsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Kiev
- Date of Consecration: November 16, 2008
- Date of Election: November 11, 2008
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1986
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 1981
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1976
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: September 1, 1974
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: September 27, 1973
- Date of Birth: November 11, 1950
- Full Name: Vasilii Konstantinovich Nesterchuk
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Tikhon
Bishop of Podol'e,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
- Date of Consecration: April 26, 2009
- Date of Election: April 25, 2009
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: January 6, 1996
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 7, 1993
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 25, 1993
- Date of Birth: April 13, 1967
- Full Name: Alexander Viktorovich Zaitsev
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Tikhon
Bishop of Kremenchug and Lubensk
- Date of Consecration: November 29, 2009
- Date of Election: November 24, 2009
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: January 11, 2009
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: 1992
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: May 19, 1992
- Name Day: October 9
- Date of Birth: July 9, 1968
- Full Name: Nikolai Viktorovich Zhilyakov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Alipii
Bishop of Dzhankoisk and Razdol'nensk
- Date of Consecration: February 14, 2010
- Date of Election: September 9, 2009
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 2009
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: 2006
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: October 3, 1993
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: September 26, 1993
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 11, 1993
- Name Day: August 30
- Date of Birth: October 27, 1971
- Full Name: Anatolii Vasil'evich Kozolii
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Filaret
Bishop of Drogobychsk
- Date of Consecration: January 2, 2011
- Date of Election: December 23, 2010
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1996
- Full Name: Sergei Ivanovich Kucherov
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- Biography
- Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Feodosii
Bishop of Brovarsk,
Vicar of Diocese of Kiev
- Date of Consecration: January 6, 2011
- Date of Election: December 23, 2010
- Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: April 28, 2008
- Date of Elevation to Hegumen: April 5, 2004
- Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: June 20, 1998
- Date of Ordination to the Diaconate: April 21, 1998
- Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 2, 1998
- Name Day: May 16
- Date of Birth: August 31, 1974
- Full Name: Denis Leonidovich Snigirev
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