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Russian Orthodox Churches
The Russian Orthodox Church has a history dating back
over a millennium, with its roots in the conversion of
Kievan Rus to Christianity in the year 988. It evolved
as a significant religious and political institution,
adapting to the challenges posed by Mongol rule and ultimately
achieving ecclesiastical independence from the Patriarch
of Constantinople in the 15th century, becoming a patriarchate
in 1589. The church played a crucial role in shaping Russia's
cultural and religious identity, and it continued to be
a pivotal force throughout the country's history, from
the Time of Troubles to the imperial era and into the
Soviet period, where it endured significant challenges.
It has experienced a revival in the contemporary post-Soviet
era, with increased religious freedoms leading to a resurgence
in faith and church attendance. Despite encountering various
contemporary challenges and controversies, the Russian
Orthodox Church persists as a cornerstone of Russia's
cultural and religious identity, and one of the country's
most powerful institutions.
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Church
Officials |
| Name |
Tenure |
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| Patriarchs
of Moscow and All Russia |
|
Patriarchs |
| Kirill
|
2009–;
*1946
|
•••• |
|
| Africa,
Patriarchal Exarchate of
|
|
North
African , Diocese of¹
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| South
Africa, Diocese of²
|
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| Altai,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Amur,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Argentina,
Diocese of
|
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| Arkhangelsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Astrakhan,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Bashkortostan,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Belarusian
Orthodox Church (Archdiocese)
|
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| Belgorod,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Bryansk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Budapest
and Hungary, Diocese of
|
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| Buryatia,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Central
Asian Metropolitan District
|
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Bishkek,
Diocese of the (Kyrgyzstan)
|
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Dushanbe,
Diocese of
(Tajikistan)
|
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Tashkent,
Diocese of
(Uzbekistan)
|
| Turkmenistan,
Patriarchal Deanery of the parishes Russian Orthodox Church
in
|
|
| Chelyabinsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| China,
Orthodox Church |
| Beijing,
Diocese of
|
| Bishops
of Beijing |
| Vasily
|
1957–62†
|
Yao |
| ►Communist
anti-religion campaign from 1950 - persecution of the Church,
ending all public activity
|
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Harbin,
Diocese of
|
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Hubei,
Diocese of
|
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Jiangsu,
Diocese of
|
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Liaoning,
Diocese of
|
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Shandong,
Diocese of
|
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Shanghai,
Diocese of
|
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Tianjin,
Diocese of
|
| Xinjiang,
Diocese of
|
|
| Chuvashia,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Crimea,
Metropolitanate of (Ukraine)
|
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| Don,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Ekaterinburg,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Estonian
Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
(Autonomous)
|
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| Irkutsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Ivanovo,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Japan,
Orthodox Church of
(Autonomous)
|
|
Metropolitans
of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo
|
| Daniel
|
2000–2023†
|
Nushiro
|
| Kyoto |
|
Bishops
of Kyoto |
| Daniel
|
2000–2023†
|
Nushiro
|
|
| Kaliningrad,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Kaluga,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Karelia,
Metropolitanate of (Russia/Finland)
|
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| Kazakhstan,
Metropolitan District of
|
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| Khanty-Mansiysk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Kherson,
Diocese of (Ukraine)
|
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| Kostroma,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Krasnoyarsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Kuban,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Kurgan,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Kursk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Kuzbass,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Lipetsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Mari,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Moldova,
Orthodox Church of (Autonomous)
|
| Chisinau
and All Moldova, Metropolitanate |
|
Bishops
of Chisinau and Moldova
|
| Vladimir
|
1989–90;
*1952
|
Cantarean
|
| ►Elevated
to Archdiocese 1990
|
|
Archbishops
of Chisinau and Moldova
|
| Vladimir
|
1990–92;
*1952
|
Cantarean
|
| ►Elevated
to Metropolitanate 1992
|
|
Metropolitans
of Chisinau and All Moldova
|
| Vladimir
|
1992–;
*1952
|
Cantarean
|
|
| Mordovia,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Moscow,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Murmansk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Nizhny
Novgorod, Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
|
Novgorod, Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Novosibirsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Omsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Orenburg,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Oryol,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Penza,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Perm,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Primorsky,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Pskov,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Ryazan,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Russian
Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (Semi-autonomous)
|
|
Berlin
and Germany, Diocese of
|
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Chicago
and Mid-America, Diocese of (USA)
|
|
Eastern
American and New York, Diocese of (USA)
|
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London
and Western Europe, Diocese of
|
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Montreal
and Canada, Diocese of
|
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San
Francisco and Western America, Diocese of
(USA)
|
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South
America, Diocese of
|
| Sydney,
Australia, and New Zealand, Diocese of
|
|
| Saint
Petersburg, Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Samara,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Saratov,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Simbirsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Smolensk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| South-East
Asia, Patriarchal Exarchate in
|
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Korea,
Diocese of
|
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Philippines
and Vietnam, Diocese of
|
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Singapore,
Diocese of
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| Thailand,
Diocese of
|
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| Stavropol,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Tambov,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Tatarstan,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Tobolsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Tomsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Transbaikal,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Tula,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Tver,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Udmurtia,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Ukrainian
Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate
(Autonomous)
|
|
Metropolitans
of Vinnytsia and Bar |
| Simeon
|
2013–19;
*1962
|
Shostatsky |
|
Archbishops
of Vinnytsia and Mogilev-Podilskyi |
| Simeon
|
2007–11;
*1962
|
Shostatsky |
| ►Elevated
to Metropolitanate 2011
|
|
Metropolitans
of Vinnytsia and Mogilev-Podilskyi |
| Simeon
|
2011–13;
*1962
|
Shostatsky |
| ►To
Vinnytsia and Bar 2013
|
|
Bishop
of Volodymyr-Volyn and Kovel |
| Simeon
|
1996–2002;
*1962
|
Shostatsky |
| ►Elevated
to Archbishopric 2002
|
|
Archbishops
of Volodymyr-Volyn and Kovel |
| Simeon
|
2002–07;
*1962
|
Shostatsky |
|
| USA,
Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Parishes in the
|
|
| Vienna
and Austria, Diocese of
|
|
| Vilnius
and Lithuania, Diocese of
|
|
| Vladimir,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Vologda,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Volgograd,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Voronezh,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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| Vyatka,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Western
Europe, Patriarchal Exarchate in
|
|
Brussels
and Belgium, Diocese of
|
|
Chersonesus,
Diocese of (Liechtenstein, Monaco,
France, Switzerland)
|
|
Hague
and the Netherlands, The, Diocese of
|
|
Russian
Orthodox Church in Italy (UK, Ireland)
|
|
Sourozh,
Diocese of (UK, Ireland)
|
| Spain
and Portugal, Diocese of
|
|
| Yakutsk,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
|
| Yaroslavl,
Metropolitanate of (Russia)
|
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Notes
1. Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco,
Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia.
2. Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Republic of, the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and
Príncipe, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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