Current Hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church
(In order of seniority)

	His Holiness Kirill
	Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus',
	Date of Election as Patriarch: January 27, 2009
	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
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	Articles
	An Interview with Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad
	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 Elevation to Metropolitan: April 15, 1975
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 9, 1970
	Date of Consecration: October 24, 1965
	Date of Election: 1965
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 3, 1959
	Name Day: December 14
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Yuvenalii
	Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomena
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: April 27, 1972
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: June 18, 1971
	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 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
	Name Day: July 28
	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
	Name Day: Feast Day of the Myrrhbearing Women
	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
	Name Day: September 22
	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 Khrizostom
	Metropolitan of Vilnius and Lithuania
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2000
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 2, 1977
	Date of Consecration: April 23, 1972
	Date of Election: 1972
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: October 31, 1966
	Name Day: November 26
	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
	Name Day: September 5
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Agafangel
	Metropolitan of Odessa and Izmail'sk
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: March 10, 1989
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: September 7, 1981
	Date of Consecration: November 16, 1975
	Date of Election: 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
	Name Day: May 7
	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 Election: 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
	Name Day: March 21
	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
	Name Day: October 8
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Evsevii
	Metropolitan of Pskov and Velikoluka
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2008
	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
	Name Day: October 17
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Hilarion
	Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: May 18, 2008
	Date of Consecration: December 10, 1984
	Date of Election: 1984
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 2, 1974
	Name Day: November 3
	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 Nikolai
	Metropolitan of Izhevsk and Udmurtiya
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 2008
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1987
	Date of Consecration: July 21, 1985
	Date of Election: 1985
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: November 13, 1954
	Name Day: August 9
	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
	Name Day: November 17
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Aleksandr
	Metropolitan of Riga and All Latvia
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: February 25, 2002
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1994
	Date of Consecration: July 23, 1989
	Date of Election: 1989
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: July 10, 1989
	Name Day: September 12
	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
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 20, 1974
	Name Day: April 21
	Biography
	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
	Name Day: March 5
	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
	Name Day: June 25
	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: 1991
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 22, 1991
	Name Day: November 3
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Antonii
	Metropolitan of Khmelnitsy and Shepetov
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: May 31, 2007
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 28, 1999
	Date of Consecration: July 27, 1992
	Date of Election: 1992
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 10, 1979
	Name Day: July 23
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Daniel
	Archbishop of Tokyo,
	Metropolitan of Japan
	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 2000
	Date of Consecration: November 14, 1999
	Date of Election: 1999
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: November 14, 1999
	Name Day: September 12
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Nikolai
	Archbishop of Ramena,
	Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1984
	Date of Consecration: December 10, 1967
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 1, 1962
	Name Day: 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 Election: 1972
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: October 11, 1960
	Name Day: May 6
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Alypy
	Archbishop of Chicago and the Detroit Diocese
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 12, 1991
	Date of Consecration: July 12, 1974
	Date of Election: 1974
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 23, 1946
	Name Day: August 30
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Mark
	Archbishop of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain
	Date of Consecration: November 30, 1980
	Name Day: March 18
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	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
	Name Day: October 29
	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
	His Eminence Feofan
	Archbishop of Berlin and Germany
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1996
	Date of Consecration: January 11, 1987
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 4, 1976
	Name Day: October 24
	Biography
	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
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 17, 1975
	Name Day: January 29
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Panteleimon
	Archbishop of Rostov and Novocherkassk
	Date of Consecration: May 17, 1987
	Date of Election: May 12, 1987
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 26, 1969
	Name Day: August 9
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
	His Eminence Grigorii
	Archbishop of Mozhaisk
	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
	Name Day: March 25
	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
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