First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Russian Orthodox Church | |
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| Incumbent: Metropolitan Nicholas (Olhovsky) since 18 September 2022 | |
| Information | |
| First holder | Metropolitan Antony (Khrapovitsky) |
| Established | 19 November 1920 |
| Parent church | Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia |
| Patriarch | Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
| Website | |
| synod | |
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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] 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. | Primate | Portrait | Reign | ||
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| 1 | Antony Aleksey Khrapovitsky (1863–1936) |
File:Портрет митрополита Антония (Храповицкого).jpg | 19 November 1920 | 10 August 1936 | 15 years, 8 months and 22 days |
| 2 | Anastasius Alexander Gribanovsky (1873–1965) |
File:Епископ Серпуховский Анастасий (Грибановский).jpg | 10 August 1936 | 27 May 1964 | 27 years, 9 months and 17 days |
| 3 | Philaret Georgy Voznesensky (1903–1985) |
File:Архимандрит Филарет (Вознесенский) в 1953 году.jpg | 27 May 1964 | 21 November 1985 | 21 years, 5 months and 25 days |
| 4 | Vitaly Rostislav Ustinov (1910–2006) |
File:Епископ Виталий (Устинов).jpg | 22 January 1986 | 10 August 2001 | 15 years, 6 months and 19 days |
| 5 | Laurus Vasily Shkurla (1928–2008) |
File:Metropolitan Laurus.jpg | 28 October 2001 | 16 March 2008 | 6 years, 4 months and 17 days |
| 6 | Hilarion Igor Kapral (1948–2022) |
File:Hilarion (Kapral).jpg | 18 May 2008 | 16 May 2022 | 13 years, 11 months and 28 days |
| 7 | Nicholas Nikolay Olhovsky (born 1974) |
File:Митрополит Николай (Ольховский). 2022.jpg | 18 September 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 3 months and 29 days (as of 16 January 2025) |
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See also
- List of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- White émigré
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - Official Website". www.synod.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "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.
