This list contains the names of all hierarchs who died within the Russian Church Outside of Russia. It does not include those who left ROCOR before their death.
First Hierarchs
Metropolitan Anthony 28 July/10 August 1936
Metropolitan Anastasius 8/21 May 1965
Metropolitan Philaret 8/21 November 1985
Metropolitan Vitaly 12/25 September 2006
Metropolitan Laurus 3/16 March 2008
Metropolitans
Metropolitan Innocent of Peking & China 15/28 June 1931
Metropolitan Methodius of Harbin & Manchuria 15/28 March 1932
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Minsk & Byelorussia 17/30 December 1950
Metropolitan Seraphim of Berlin & Germany 1/14 September 1950
Archbishops
Archbishop Averky of Syracuse & Trinity 31 March/13 April 1976
Archbishop Alexander of Berlin & Germany 29 August/11 September 1976
Ambrose, ret. Archbishop of Pittsburgh & Western Pennsylvania 26 November/9 December 1975
Archbishop Andrew of Rockland 29 June/12 July 1978
Archbishop Anthony of Geneva & Western Europe 25 August/7 September 1993
Archbishop Anthony of Los Angeles & Southern California 18/31 July 1996
Archbishop Anthony of Western America & San Francisc 10/23 September 2000
Archbishop Athanasius of Buenos Aires, Argentina & Paraguay 21 October/3 November 1983
Archbishop Apollinarius of North America 6/19 June 1933
Archbishop Benedict of Berlin & Germany 21 August/3 September 1950
Archbishop Damian of Tsarytsin 6/19 April 1936
Demetrius, ret. Archbishop of Wilkes-Barre & Eastern Pennsylvania 19 March/1 April 1970
Archbishop Eusebius of Narva & Izborsk 31 July/12 August 1929
Archbishop Gabriel of Chelyabinsk & Troitsa 11/14 March 1933
Archbishop Gregory of Chicago & Cleveland 13/26 October 1957
Archbishop Hieronymus of Detroit & Flint 1/14 May 1957
Archbishop Joasaph of Argentina & Paraguay 13/26 November 1955
Saint John, Archbishop of Western America & San Francisco 19 June/2 July 1966
Archbishop Leontius of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Chile & Paraguay 19 June/2 July 1971
Archbishop Nathanael of Vienna & Austria 27 October/8 November 1986
Archbishop Nicodemus of Richmond & Great Britain 4/17 October 1976
Archbishop Nicon of Washington & Florida 22 August/4 September 1976
Paul, ret. Archbishop of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand 2/15 February 1995
Archbishop Philotheus of Berlin & Germany 11/24 September 1986
Archbishop Sabbas of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand 4/17 April 1976
Archbishop Seraphim of Chicago, Detroit & the Midwest 12/25 July 1987
Seraphim, ret. Archbishop of Caracas & Venezuela 31 August/13 September 1996
Seraphim, ret. Archbishop of Western Europe 2003
Archbishop Sergius of Chernomorsk & Novorossisk 11/24 January 1935
Archbishop Simon of Peking & China 11/24 February 1933
Archbishop Stephen of Vienna & Austria 12/25 January 1965
Archbishop Theodore of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand 23 April/6 May 1955
Archbishop Theodosius of Sydney, Australia & New Zealand 31 July/13 August 1980
Archbishop Theodosius of São Paolo & Brazil 13/29 February 1968
Archbishop Theophanes of Kursk 23 May/5 June 1943
Theophanes, ret. Archbishop of Poltava 6/19 February 1940
Tikhon, ret. Archbishop of Berlin & Germany 11/24 February 1945
Archbishop Tikhon of Western America & San Francisco 17/30 March 1963
Archbishop Vitaly of Eastern America & Jersey City 8/21 March 1960
Bishops
Bishop Agapetus of Goiânia (Brazil) 27 August/9 September 1966
Bishop Alexander of Buenos Aires & South America 30 August/13 September 2005
Ambrose, ret. Bishop of Vevey 9/22 July 2009
Bishop Anthony of Alaska & the Aleutians 15/28 March 1934
Bishop Basil of Vienna & Austria 10/23 October 1945
Constantine, ret. Bishop of Boston 18/31 May 1996
Daniel, Bishop of Erie for the Old Rite 13/26 April 2010
Bishop Elias of Salma & Urmia December 1928
Bishop Eulogius of Caracas & Venezuela 11/24 March 1951
Gregory, ret. Bishop of Washington & Florida 24 September/7 October 1995
Bishop Innocent of Buenos Aires, Argentina & Paraguay 10/23 December 1987
Saint Jonah, Bishop of Tiantsin 7/20 October 1925
Bishop John of Buenos Aires, Argentina & Paraguay 20 February/5 March 1995
John, ret. Bishop of Salma & Urmia 12/25 March 1962
Bishop Leontius of Geneva 6/19 August 1956
Bishop Metrophanes of Boston 2/15 2002
Bishop Michael of Alexandrovsk 9/22 September 1925
Bishop Michael of Cheboksar 9/22 July 1925
Bishop Nectarius of Seattle 4/26 January 1983
Bishop Nicander of São Paolo & Brazil 2/19 December 1987
Bishop Nicholas of London 12/25 December 1931
Sabbas, ret. Bishop of Edmonton 17/30 January 1973
This is an interesting and helpful list. However, I have a few comments: 1. Can it be said with accuracy that Metropolitan Vitaly died `within our Church.? 2. I have the date of death for Archbishop Antony of Geneva & Western Europe (note spelling of Christian name) as 2 October 1993 ns. Is that inaccurate? 2. I have the date of death for Archbishop Nathanael of Vienna and Austria as 10 November 1986 ns. Is that inaccurate? 3. Archbishop Nikodem of Richmond and Great Britain was always known as Nikodem (and continues to be known as Nikodem). The name was never translated as `Nicodemus.` 4. When he died, Bishop Constantine was the retired Bishop of Richmond and Great Britain. He had retired from the see of Boston some years prior to be translated to London. 5. Bishop Nicholas of London died on 11 October 1932 ns, not 25 December, 1931 ns. 6. A revised and corrected version of this list might helpfully include surnames also. If my understanding of these dates is incorrect, please kindly tell me. Wishing you a joyful Pascha, Nicolas
Christ is Risen! Although I too have a few questions-if Evsevy (Eusebius) of Narva was ever even in the Church Abroad, it does not seem possible that he reposed as a Hierarch of the Church Abroad … also wondering if Bp Gregory (Grabbe) can be included as a Hierarch who reposed within the Church Abroad…didnt he specifically request that `no representatives` of the Church Abroad show up at his funeral? Despite my questions, I must congratulate Isaac for the great amount of hard work that it took to compile this list. While compiling a list of all the Bishops who have served the Church ABroad since its beginnings in 1920 seems to be a rather easy task of just copying from official records-that is not the case at all! I wont even go into all the various maneuvers that I think had to be made to unearth all this information…it would take hours to type! Thank you for all your hard work, Isaac!
Sorry, I have to ask: Why `Anastasius` and `Laurus,` but not `Antonius,` `Philaretos,` and `Vitalis?` Personally, I prefer the Russian forms for two reasons: I am sure all were addressed by the Russian form of the name for the great majority of their tenures as hierarchs, and the Russian forms are so much more…melodious! Easy on the ear…but I suppose that`s just me! It seems, though, that the inconsistency is sort of confusing. But, it isn`t my list, either!
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