Current Hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church

(In order of seniority)
His Eminence Prokl
Archbishop of Simbirsk and Melekess
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1998
Date of Consecration: October 18, 1987
Date of Election: 1987
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 5, 1973
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Lev
Archbishop of Novgorod and Starorus'
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1995
Date of Consecration: November 1, 1987
Date of Election: 1987
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 28, 1971
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Paisii
Archbishop of Orlov and Livensk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1996
Date of Consecration: July 21, 1988
Date of Election: 1988
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Gavriil
Archbishop of Blagoveshchensk and Tyndinsk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 19, 1999
Date of Consecration: July 23, 1988
Date of Election: 1988
Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 15, 1966
Name Day: July 25
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Mark
Archbishop of Suma and Akhtyra
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 19, 1999
Date of Consecration: July 28, 1988
Date of Election: 1988
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
 
His Eminence Aleksii
Archbishop of Tula and Belev
Date of Consecration: December 1, 1988
Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 7, 1975
Name Day: October 18
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Viktor
Archbishop of Tver and Kashinsk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1996
Date of Consecration: December 4, 1988
Date of Election: 1988
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 2, 1966
Name Day: March 23
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Anastasii
Archbishop of Kazan and Tatarstan
Date of Consecration: December 11, 1988
Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 5, 1976
Name Day: October 11
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Antonii
Archbishop of Krasnoyarsk and Enisei
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 19, 1999
Date of Consecration: April 22, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 7, 1971
Name Day: April 27
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Georgii
Archbishop of Lyudinov
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 2005
Date of Consecration: April 23, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 2, 1972
Name Day: May 6
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Ionafan
Archbishop of Tulchinsk and Bratslav
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 28, 1994
Date of Consecration: April 23, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1976
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Sergii
Archbishop of Samara and Syzransk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1998
Date of Consecration: May 5, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Dimitrii
Archbishop of Vitebsk and Orshan
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 18, 1999
Date of Consecration: July 23, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 30, 1978
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Aleksandr
Archbishop of Kostroma and Galicia
Date of Consecration: September 27, 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 21, 1989
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Arsenii
Archbishop of Istrina,
Vicar of the Diocese of Moscow
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1997
Date of Consecration: October 5, 1989
Date of Election: 1989
Date of Monastic Tonsure: September 30, 1989
Name Day: June 25
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Vadim
Archbishop of Irkutsk and Angarsk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 2000
Date of Consecration: February 4, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Name Day: April 22
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Varfolomei
Archbishop of Rovena and Ostroga
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: November 23, 1995
Date of Consecration: February 24, 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 22, 1989
Name Day: July 13
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Stefan
Archbishop of Pinsk and Luninetsk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 2000
Date of Consecration: March 4, 1990
Date of Election: March 4, 1990
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Filaret
Archbishop of Penzensk and Kuznets
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 29, 2004
Date of Consecration: March 11, 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 29, 1975
Name Day: December 14
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Aristarkh
Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 2000
Date of Consecration: July 29, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: June 1970
Name Day: October 10
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Tikhon
Archbishop of Novosibirsk and Berdsk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 2000
Date of Consecration: August 19, 1990
Name Day: August 26
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Nikon
Archbishop of Ufa and Sterlitamak
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 23, 2001
Date of Consecration: August 26, 1990
Date of Election: July 20, 1990
Name Day: November 30
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Vikentii
Archbishop of Ekaterinburg and Verkhotursk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 19, 1999
Date of Consecration: September 2, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Name Day: November 24
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Dimitrii
Archbishop of Tobolsk and Tyumen
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1999
Date of Consecration: November 4, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 31, 1986
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Evlogii
Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1995
Date of Consecration: November 11, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 15, 1965
Name Day: March 18
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Vasilii
Archbishop of Zaporozhsk and Melitopol
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1997
Date of Consecration: December 2, 1990
Date of Election: 1990
Date of Monastic Tonsure: February 13, 1979
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Varsonofii
Archbishop of Zaporozhsk and Melitopol
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 2001
Date of Consecration: February 8, 1991
Date of Election: 1991
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 30, 1978
Name Day: April 24
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Elevferii
Archbishop of Chimkent and Akmolinsk
Date of Elevation of Archbishop: February 29, 2004
Date of Consecration: February 15, 1991
Date of Election: 1991
Date of Monastic Tonsure: March 26, 1987
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Sergii
Archbishop of Ternopol and Kremenetsy
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: July 28, 1998
Date of Consecration: February 17, 1991
Date of Election: 1991
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Sofronii
Archbishop of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsy
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 1998
Date of Consecration: May 16, 1991
Date of Election: 1991
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Grace Konstantin
Archbishop of Tikhvinsk,
Vicar of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 2003
Date of Consecration: June 16, 1991
Date of Election: 1991
Date of Monastic Tonsure: April 14, 1986
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Innokentii
Archbishop of Korsun
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: February 25, 2002
Date of Consecration: January 26, 1992
Date of Monastic Tonsure: January 15, 1992
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Pavel
Archbishop of Ryazan and Kasimov
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 2001
Date of Consecration: March 22, 1992
Date of Election: 1992
Name Day : July 12
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Nikolai
Archbishop of Ivano-Frankovo and Kolomyisk
Date of Consecration: 1999
Date of Consecration: July 16, 1992
Date of Monastic Tonsure: July 14, 1992
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
His Eminence Antonii
Archbishop of Khmelnitsy and Shepetov
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 Sofronii
Archbishop of Cherkassk and Kanevsk
Date of Elevation to Archbishop: November 23, 2000
Date of Consecration: August 9, 1992
Date of Election: 1992
Biography
Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
[Home] [Articles] [Resources] [Books Published by ORI] [About Us] [Mailing List]
© 2001-2008 Orthodox Research Institute. All Rights Reserved.
For more information about the Orthodox Research Institute: info@orthodoxresearchinstitute.org
For comments and/or problems about this site: webmaster@orthodoxresearchinstitute.org