First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

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First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
Bishopric
Russian Orthodox Church
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Incumbent:
Metropolitan Nicholas (Olhovsky)
since 18 September 2022
Information
First holder Metropolitan Antony (Khrapovitsky)
Established19 November 1920
Parent church Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Patriarch Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Website
synod.com

The First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, or Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, is the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, a semi-autonomous Church under the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [1]

Contents

The position of First Hierarch is currently occupied by Nicholas (Olhovsky). [2] [3] The see of the First Hierarch is currently the Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and New York.

List of holders

No.PrimatePortraitReign
1 Antony
Aleksey Khrapovitsky
(1863–1936)
Portret mitropolita Antoniia (Khrapovitskogo).jpg 19 November 192010 August 193615 years, 8 months and 22 days
2 Anastasius
Alexander Gribanovsky
(1873–1965)
Episkop Serpukhovskii Anastasii (Gribanovskii).jpg 10 August 193627 May 196427 years, 9 months and 17 days
3 Philaret
Georgy Voznesensky
(1903–1985)
Arkhimandrit Filaret (Voznesenskii) v 1953 godu.jpg 27 May 196421 November 198521 years, 5 months and 25 days
4 Vitaly
Rostislav Ustinov
(1910–2006)
Episkop Vitalii (Ustinov).jpg 22 January 198610 August 200115 years, 6 months and 19 days
5 Laurus
Vasily Shkurla
(1928–2008)
Metropolitan Laurus.jpg 28 October 200116 March 20086 years, 4 months and 17 days
6 Hilarion
Igor Kapral
(1948–2022)
Hilarion (Kapral).jpg 18 May 200816 May 202213 years, 11 months and 28 days
7 Nicholas
Nikolay Olhovsky
(born 1974)
Mitropolit Nikolai (Ol'khovskii). 2022.jpg 18 September 2022Incumbent2 years, 2 months and 5 days
(as of 23 November 2024)

Timeline

Nicholas OlhovskyHilarion KapralLaurus ŠkurlaVitaly UstinovPhilaret VoznesenskyAnastasius GribanovskyAntony KhrapovitskyFirst Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

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References

  1. "History of the Church Abroad | ROCOR Europe". Русская Православная Епархия Великобритании и Западной Европы | Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. "The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - Official Website". www.synod.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  3. "Archbishop Elpidophoros Congratulates Metropolitan Nicholas, Newly-Elected First Hierarch of the ROCOR - From the Archdiocese - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America". www.goarch.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.