Current Hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church

(In order of seniority)
 
His Holiness Aleksii II
Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'
Date of Consecration as Patriarch: June 10, 1990
Date of Election as Patriarch: June 7, 1990
Date of Consecration: September 3, 1961
Biography
 
 
His Eminence Vladimir
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 1992
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: October 20, 1967
Date of Consecration: December 30, 1962
Date of Election: 1962
Date of Monastic Tonsure: February 1962
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Beatitude Filaret
Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk,
Exarch of All Belorussia
Date of Consecration: October 24, 1965
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
 
 
 
His Eminence Yuvenalii
Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomena
Date of Consecration: December 26, 1965
Date of Election: 1965
Name Day: July 16
Biography
 Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Beatitude Vladimir
Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: July 16, 1982
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 9, 1973
Date of Consecration: July 9, 1966
Date of Election: 1966
Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 26, 1962
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Kirill
Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 1991
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 2, 1977
Date of Consecration: March 14, 1976
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 3, 1969
Name Day: May 24
Biography
Articles
His Eminence Kliment
Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2004
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: May 19, 1989
Date of Consecration: August 8, 1982
Date of Election: 1982
Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 7, 1978
Name Day: December 8
Biography
 Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Vladimir
Metropolitan of Kishinev and All Moldova
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: December 21, 1992
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: April 4, 1990
Date of Consecration: July 21, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: November 29, 1987
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Nikodim
Metropolitan of Kharkov and Bogodukhov
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: April 9, 1985
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1968
Date of Consecration: August 10, 1961
Date of Election: 1961
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 6, 1945
 
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
  
His Eminence Feodosii
Metropolitan of Omsk and Tarsk
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 23, 1997
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 9, 1978
Date of Consecration: December 2, 1962
Date of Election: 1962
Date of Monastic Tonsure: November 27, 1962
 
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence German
Metropolitan of Volgograd and Kamyshin
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 9, 1983
Date of Consecration: December 6, 1968
Date of Election: 1968
Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 19, 1965
Name Day: July 11
 
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Makarii
Metropolitan of Vinnitsa and Mogilev-Podol'e
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1979
Date of Consecration: June 7, 1970
Date of Election: 1970
Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 7, 1970
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Khrizostom
Metropolitan of Vilnius and Lithuania
Date of Consecration: April 23, 1972
Date of Election: 1972
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Platon
Metropolitan of Argentina and South America
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 29, 2004
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1977
Date of Consecration: December 16, 1973
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 14, 1971
Name Day : April 18
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Iov
Metropolitan of Chelyabinsk and Zlatoustov
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: November 30, 1988
Date of Consecration: January 3, 1975
Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 20, 1968
Name Day: September 10
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Irinei
Metropolitan of Dnepropetrovsk and Pavlograd
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: June 19, 2002
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 16, 1982
Date of Consecration: July 27, 1975
Date of Election: 1975
Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 1, 1970
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Agafangel
Metropolitan of Odessa and Izmail'sk
Date of Consecration: November 16, 1975
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 2, 1961
Name Day: February 5
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Valentin
Metropolitan of Orenburg and Buzuluksk
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: April 7, 1999
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: December 30, 1988
Date of Consecration: July 25, 1976
Date of Election: 1976
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 30, 1969
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Varnava
Metropolitan of Cheboksary and Chuvash
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 2001
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 7, 1984
Date of Consecration: November 30, 1976
Date of Election: 1976
Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 10, 1955
Name Day: June 24
 
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Isidor
Metropolitan of Ekaterinograd and Kuban
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 22, 2001
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1989
Date of Consecration: June 19, 1977
Date of Election: 1977
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 5, 1967
Name Day: January 21
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Khrisanf
Metropolitan of Vyatka and Sloboda
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 29, 2004
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1988
Date of Consecration: April 23, 1978
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 30, 1971
Name Day: April 1
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Lazar
Metropolitan of Simferopol and the Crimea
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: November 25, 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 27, 1992
Date of Consecration: April 18, 1980
Date of Election: 1980
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 1, 1980
Biography
 Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Mefodii
Metropolitan of Astanai and Alma Ata
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1988
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 26, 1985
Date of Consecration: April 27, 1980
Date of Election: 1980
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 5, 1974
Name Day: May 24
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Sergii
Metropolitan of Voronezh and Borisogleb
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 19, 1999
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 9, 1988
Date of Consecration: January 30, 1983
Date of Election: 1983
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Vladimir
Metropolitan of Tashkent and Central Asia
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2002
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1991
Date of Consecration: June 30, 1985
Date of Election: 1985
Date of Monastic Tonsure: July 27, 1965
Name Day: July 28
Biography
 Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Ioannikii
Metropolitan of Lugan and Starobelsk
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: June 19, 2002
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: April 7, 1993
Date of Consecration: December 13, 1988
Date of Election: 1988
Date of Monastic Tonsure: November 16, 1964
Biography
 Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Aleksandr
Metropolitan of Riga and All Latvia
Date of Consecration: July 23, 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: July 10, 1989
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Nifont
Metropolitan of Lutsk and Volyna
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: April 11, 2001
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 28, 1993
Date of Consecration: March 31, 1990
Date of Election: March 20, 1990
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Kornilii
Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: November 6, 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1995
Date of Consecration: September 15, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: August 21, 1990
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Onufrii
Metropolitan of Chernovitsa and Bukovina
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: November 22, 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 28, 1994
Date of Consecration: December 9, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 18, 1970
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Ilarion
Metropolitan of Donetsk and Mariupol
Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: November 23, 2000
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1995
Date of Consecration: September 29, 1991
Date of Election: September 29, 1991
Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 22, 1991
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Nikolai
Archbishop of Ramena,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
Name Day : December 10, 1967
Date of Consecration: December 19
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Anatolii
Archbishop of Kerchensk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Sourozh
Date of Elevation of Archbishop: February 2, 1993
Date of Consecration: September 3, 1972
Date of Monastic Tonsure: October 11, 1960
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Amvrosii
Archbishop of Ivanov and Kineshema
Date of Consecration: October 18, 1977
Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 17, 1954
Name Day: December 20
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
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His Eminence Longin
Archbishop of Klin,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: December 23, 1992
Date of Consecration: October 11, 1981
Date of Election: 1981
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 11, 1969
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Evsevii
Archbishop of Pskov and Velikoluka
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1991
Date of Consecration: April 1, 1984
Date of Election: 1984
Date of Monastic Tonsure: October 15, 1964
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Nikolai
Archbishop of Izhevsk and Udmurtiya
Date of Consecration: July 21, 1985
Name Day: August 9
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Antonii
Archbishop of the Urals and Guriev
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1997
Date of Consecration: October 13, 1985
Date of Election: 1985
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 13, 1970
Name Day : July 23
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
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His Eminence Feofan
Archbishop of Berlin and Germany
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1996
Date of Consecration: January 11, 1987
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Simon
Archbishop of Brussels and Belgium,
Locum Tenens of the Hague and the Netherlands
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1994
Date of Consecration: April 11, 1987
Date of Election: March 23, 1987
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Panteleimon
Archbishop of Rostov and Novocherkassk
Date of Consecration: May 17, 1987
Date of Election: May 12, 1987
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Grigorii
Archbishop of Mozhaisk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1997
Date of Consecration: September 13, 1987
Date of Election: 1987
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 15, 1973
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

 
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