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
1 Antony
Aleksey Khrapovitsky
(1863–1936) 		19 November 1920 10 August 1936 15 years, 8 months and 22 days
2 Anastasius
Alexander Gribanovsky
(1873–1965) 		10 August 1936 27 May 1964 27 years, 9 months and 17 days
3 Philaret
Georgy Voznesensky
(1903–1985) 		27 May 1964 21 November 1985 21 years, 5 months and 25 days
4 Vitaly
Rostislav Ustinov
(1910–2006) 		22 January 1986 10 August 2001 15 years, 6 months and 19 days
5 Laurus
Vasily Shkurla
(1928–2008) 		28 October 2001 16 March 2008 6 years, 4 months and 17 days
6 Hilarion
Igor Kapral
(1948–2022) 		18 May 2008 16 May 2022 13 years, 11 months and 28 days
7 Nicholas
Nikolay Olhovsky
(born 1974) 		18 September 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 5 months and 16 days
(as of 6 March 2025)

Timeline

Nicholas OlhovskyHilarion KapralLaurus ŠkurlaVitaly UstinovPhilaret VoznesenskyAnastasius GribanovskyAntony Khrapovitsky

See also

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.
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