Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus'

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Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus'
Kirill I, Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', at his enthronement on 1 February 2009
Church	Russian Orthodox Church
See	Moscow
Enthroned	1 February 2009
Reign ended	Incumbent
Predecessor	Alexy II
Orders
Ordination	7 April 1969
Consecration	14 March 1976 by Nikodim of Leningrad
Personal details
Birth name	Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev
Born	20 November 1946 (1946-11-20) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Profession	Civil Servant, Russian Federation

The Holy Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' (Russian: Святе́йший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси) is the supreme religious spiritual figure in the Russian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' is also the ruling bishop of the diocese of the Moscow City. In addition, in his direct supervision are monasteries and cathedrals.

History

The Patriarchate was founded in Moscow in 1589 and so does the Patriarch role, when the Russian bishops elected their own patriarch, Metropolitan Jonas, without recourse to Constantinople, and the Russian church was thenceforth autocephalous.

Metropolitan Jonas was given the title of Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus'. He also received the fifth rank in honour after the patriarchs of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. It was recognized by Council of Constantinople in 1590 and 1593, as Moscow had sent letters and so does the patriarch role. Significant role in the decision was of the Tzar Boris Godunov.

Abolished in 1721 by the reforms of Peter the Great, it was restored the decision of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on October 28 (November 10), 1917.

First Period of Patriarchs (1589 — 1721)

Patriarch	Мирское имя	Period of Patriarchs		Изображение
Patriarch St. Job	Ivan	23 January 1589	June 1605
Patriarch Ignatius *		30 June 1605	May 1606
Patriarch Hermogenes	Ермолай	3 June 1606	17 February 1612
Patriarch Filaret	Fyodor Nikitich Romanov	24 June 1619	1 October 1633
Patriarch Joasaphus I		6 February 1634	28 November 1640	120px
Patriarch Joseph	D'yakov	27 May 1642	15 April 1652
Patriarch Nikon	Nikita Minich (Мinov)	25 July 1652	12 December 1666
Patriarch Joasaphus II	Новоторжец (прозвище)	10 February 1667	17 February 1672	120px
Patriarch Pitirim		7 July 1672	19 April 1673	120px
Patriarch Joachim	Ivan Petrovich Savelov	26 July 1674	17 March 1690
Patriarch Adrian **	Andrei	24 August 1690	16 October 1700

Metropolitans and archbishops of Moscow (1721–1917)

Metropolitan Filaret, pictured in his cell, 1850.

• Stephen Yavorsky (1721–1722)
• Feofan Prokopovich (1722–1736)
• Joseph Volchansky (1742–1745)[1]
• Plato I (1745–1754)[2]
• Hilarion of Krutitsy, Coadjutor (1754–1757)
• Timothy (1757–1767)
• Ambrosius (1768–1771)
• Samouel of Krutitsy, Coadjutor (1771–1775)
• Plato II (1775–1812)
• Avgustin (1812–1819)
• Seraphim (1819–1821)
• St. Filaret (1821–1867)
• St. Innocent (1868–1879)
• Macarius I (1879–1882)
• Joannicius (1882–1891)
• Leontius (1891–1893)
• Sergius I (1893–1898)
• St. Vladimir (1898–1912)
• St. Macarius II (1912–1917)

Patriarchs of Moscow and all Russia (Restored, 1917–Present)

St. Tikhon of Moscow.

• 11) Patriarch St. Tikhon (1917–1925)
  • vacant (1925–1943)
    • Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy, locum tenens (1925–1936), de facto only until 1926
    • Metropolitan Sergius of Nizhny Novgorod, Acting locum tenens (1926–1936)
    • Metropolitan Sergius of Moscow and Kolomna (previously of Nizhny Novgorod), locum tenens (1936–1943)
• 12) Patriarch Sergius I (previously Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna) (1943–1944)
  • Alexius Archbishop of Novgorod and Metropolitan of Leningrad, locum tenens (1944–1945)
• 13) Patriarch Alexius I (1945–1970)
  • Metropolitan Pimen of Krutitsy and Kolomna, locum tenens (1970–1971)
• 14) Patriarch Pimen I (1971–1990)
  • Metropolitan Filaret of Kiev and All Ukraine, locum tenens (1990)
• 15) Patriarch Alexius II (1990–2008)
  • Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, locum tenens (2008–2009)
• 16) Patriarch Kirill I (2009–Present)

See also

• Russian Orthodox Church
• List of current Christian leaders
• List of Orthodox Churches