On 6 December 2008, the day after the death of Patriarch Alexy II, the Russian Holy Synod elected him locum tenens of the Patriarchal throne. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill was enthroned on February 1, 2009. -- By Mark Doodley for, Pussy Riot - Secret History -- By Israel Shamir. [49][55] It was also said that few people had known this feminist group before their act in the Cathedral. He became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on 1 February 2009. I prefer their old stuff -- By Courtney Weaver for, Pussy Riot: Putin-bashing, punk rock and politics make for a riotous mix -- By Geoffrey Macnab for, Slideshow: Russia Remains Divided on The Pussy Riot Case -- By Aaron Schachter. On 9 December, during the funeral service for Alexey II in Christ the Saviour Cathedral (which was broadcast live by Russia's state TV channels), he was seen and reported to have fainted at one point. On March 22, 2020, on the 3rd Holy Lent Week, The Sunday of the Holy Cross, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. All Rights Reserved ©2020- Any Republication for the Glory of God is Permitted with the Reference: "The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - www.mospatusa.com", Published with the blessing of His Grace MatthewBishop of SourozhInterim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, Official Biography of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from which he graduated, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, On his Namesday. From 1988 he became the Archbishop of Smolensk and Kaliningrad. Moscow, December 16, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the United States presidential election and expressed readiness for cooperation with America's new leader. 16 December 2020, 10:04 Patriarch Kirill wishes U.S. President-elect Biden wisdom. [1] Patriarch Kirill has backed the expansion of Russian power into Crimea and eastern Ukraine. On September 2, 1977, he was elevated to the rank of Archbishop. and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the Father and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you” (2 Cor 13:13). [14][15] This was the first meeting between a pope and a Russian Orthodox patriarch. From 26 December 1984, he was Archbishop of Smolensk and Vyazma. Among other things, Patriarch Kirill expressed his condolences on behalf of himself and the entire Russian Church. "[73], In June 2012, Kirill was given the Silver Shoe Award (given in Russia each year "for the most dubious achievements in show business") for "immaculate disappearance of a watch" in the category "Miracles up to the elbows". His grandfather, Rev. From 1971 to 1974, he was Moscow Patriarchate representative at the World Council of Churches in Geneva. His father, Rev. On 2 September 1977, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop. Mikhail V. Gundyaev, died in 1974. [4], In 1971 he was appointed representative of the Moscow Patriarchate at the World Council of Churches and has been actively involved in the ecumenical activity of the Russian Orthodox Church since then. Paschal Message of Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church. Patriarch Kirill ceases commemoration of Archbishop of Cyprus. from 1989 to 2009. Clergymen should not indulge in social media at the expense of liturgical and parish activities. Vasily Gundyaev, a Solovki prisoner, was imprisoned and exiled in the '20s, '30s and '40s for his church activity and struggle against Renovationism. Lukoyanovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (2000), Smolensk Oblast (5 February 2009), Kaliningrad Oblast (5 March 2009), Kemerovo Oblast (2010), Smolensk (2003), the selo of Rizskoye of Smolensk Oblast (2004), Neman of Kaliningrad Oblast (2006), Vyazemsky District of Smolensk Oblast (2006), Kaliningrad (2006), Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District of Moscow (2006), Republic of Mordovia (2011 – for outstanding contribution to the preservation and development of domestic spiritual and moral traditions, strengthening of interaction of church and state). And thank you for offering me this opportunity to have a meeting with you, Mr President. Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' - Wikipedia On 14 March 1976, Archimandrite Kirill was consecrated Bishop of Vyborg, Vicar of the Leningrad diocese. On February 25, 1991, Archbishop Kirill was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan. [4], From 1970 to 1971 Father Kirill taught Dogmatic Theology and acted as rector's assistant for students’ affairs at the Leningrad Theological Schools and at the same time worked as personal secretary to Metropolitan Nicodem and supervising instructor of the first-grade seminarians. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed condolences to Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz over the death of people as a result of the terrorist action in Vienna 03.11.2020 11:00 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s message of greeting to participants in XIV Assembly of Russki Mir foundation What is more likely is that profits from the importation of tobacco and cigarettes have been used for urgent, pressing Church expenses. The award found a pained reaction from representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church. Order of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, I degree (Antiochian Orthodox Church, 2011) [7], Gold Medal of St. Innocent (2009, The Orthodox Church in America) [8], The Order of St. Gregory of Parumala (Syrian Orthodox Church(, Order of St. Gregory the Illuminator (Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia, 2010) [10], Order "Sheikh ul-Islam" (Caucasian Muslims Office, 2011) [11], 2nd class (20 November 2006) – for his great personal contribution to the spiritual and cultural traditions and strengthening friendship between peoples, 3rd class (11 August 2000) – for outstanding contribution to the strengthening of civil peace and the revival of spiritual and moral traditions, Medal "50 Years of Victory in Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The ecclesiastical court of the Yekaterinburg diocese ruled in favor … In May 2017, he likened it to Nazism and referred it as threat to family values during a visit to Kyrgyzstan. In 1991, he became Metropolitan bishop. On November 20, 2020, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky in the monastery of the same name near Peredelkino in the Moscow Region. [40] The profits of this operation allegedly under Kirill's direction were estimated to have totaled $1.5 billion by sociologist Nikolai Mitrokhin in 2004, and at $4 billion by The Moscow News in 2006. Source: Patriarchate of Moscow The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has approved the decision to excommunicate former Schema-Hegumen Sergii Romanov. [62], "I sold my apartment in St. Petersburg, and we paid the required sum", said Shevchenko's son, also Yury, in early April 2012. from 1990 to 2000 – chairman of the Holy Synod commission for amendments to the Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church. [32], The following day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted a reception (a formal banquet[33][34]) for the ROC bishops in the Grand Kremlin Palace, whereat Patriarch Kirill held forth about the Byzantine concept of symphonia as his vision of the ideal of church-state relations, though acknowledging that it was not possible to fully attain to it in Russia today. (Addressing Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.) In 1976 Kirill was consecrated Bishop of Vyborg. [4], Kirill I at a conference on nuclear weapons and disarmament in Amsterdam in 1981, Vladimir Putin, Metropolitan Kirill and Xenia Sheremeteva-Yusupova, October 2001. His mother, Raisa Gundyaeva, a teacher of German, died in 1984. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on November 20, 1946, in Leningrad. [23][24][25], Kirill "heartily congratulated"[26] Alexander Lukashenko for winning the Belarusian presidency in 2010[27][28][29] by an apparent 80% majority, in elections marred by violence[30] and accusations of intimidation and vote rigging. Official Biography of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. Patriarch Kirill of Russia. On 12 February 2016, Kirill and Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, met at José Martí International Airport near Havana, Cuba, and signed a thirty point joint declaration, prepared in advance, addressing global issues including their hope for re–establishment of full unity, the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, the Syrian Civil War and church organisation in Ukraine. This is translated from patriarchia.ru for our English-speaking readers. From 1970 to 1971 Father Kirill taught Dogmatic Theology and acted as rector’s assistant for students’ affairs at the Leningrad Theological Schools and at the same time worked as personal secretary to Metropolitan Nikodim and supervising instructor of the first-grade seminarians. ", Jubilee Medal "300th Anniversary of Russian Navy" (1996), Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow" (1997), Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (14 August 1995) – for active participation in the preparation and conduct of the 50th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, Diploma of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (2001), Medal "65th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War" (Transnistria, 2010). As many people come and make presents. On 13 November 1989, he was appointed chairman of the department for external church relations and permanent member of the Holy Synod. [74], In 2016, Kirill stated that silencing priests that speak against same-sex marriage is similar to censorship, such as those that existed under "Soviet totalitarianism". From 1986 – administrator of the parishes in the Kaliningrad Region. He was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite on September 12, 1971. From 1986 – Administrator of the Parishes in the Kaliningrad Region. [50], Pope Benedict XVI, who was the leader of the Catholic Church at the time, has supported the position of the Russian Orthodox Church on this issue. 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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London, Bishop Matthew sends condolences on repose of Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, Epistle of Bishop Matthew on the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Patriarchal Parishes. [31], When Kirill was elected Patriarch on 27 January 2009, by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church by secret vote he gained 508 out of 702 votes and enthroned during liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow on 1 February 2009 the service was attended, among others, by President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and prime minister Vladimir Putin. Since December 1975, he has been a member of the WCC Central Committee and Executive Committee. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on November 20, 1946, in Leningrad. and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church. [4], Kirill being presented with the patriarchal koukoulion during his enthronement. Kyrill (Gundyayev) of Moscow. “God bestowed on the Church of … Baczynska, Gabriela; Heneghan, Tom (6 October 2016). [40] In his 2002 interview with Izvestia, Metropolitan Kirill called the allegations about his profiteering a political campaign against him. [56] Commenting on the case, Kirill said they were "doing the work of Satan" and should be punished. [71] Later, it was stated by the Russian Church officials that it was a 24-year-old employee who "acted out of stupid, unjustifiable and unauthorized initiative" in editing the photo. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Michel Aoun, and to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Great Antioch and All the East over the death of people in the explosion at Beirut’s port. [46] This sparked criticism of the Orthodox Church on the Runet for not showing mercy, while Amnesty International described the women as "prisoners of conscience". [72] And I found out that in fact there is Breguet watch, so I've never given commentaries that the Patriarch doesn't have it. Pravoslavie.ru congratulated him on that day, and OrthoChristian.com would also like, albeit belatedly, to congratulate His Holiness and wish him many more profitable years in service to God’s Church! In spite of a last-minute flight to Constantinople to try and dissuade the Ecumenical Patiarch Bartholomew from his plan, the latter has decided to grant a Tomos of Autocephely to the so-called Kievan Patriarchate. His father, Rev. Castro commended Metropolitan Kirill as his ally in combating "American imperialism". Your Graces the archpastors, venerable fathers, all-honourable monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters: CHRIST IS RISEN! In cultural and social affairs the Church under Kirill has collaborated closely with the Russian state under President Vladimir Putin. [67] This triggered at least one Internet blogger to study the issue and collect images of Kirill's wristwear. [59][60][61] According to the media reports, the former minister is personally acquainted with the then RF prime-minister Vladimir Putin. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia . A cleric should not turn into a personal growth coach or a psychologist, said His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the annual Diocesan meeting of Moscow, held in a video conference format on December 24, 2020, reports Ria.ru. Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia + Follow Similar authors to follow + + + See more recommendations Something went wrong. It was also stated that "the guilty ones [for the image manipulation] will be punished severely". As the Primate of the Russian Orthodox … from 1975 to 1982 – chairman of the Leningrad Diocesan Council; from 1975 to 1998 – member of the Central and Executive Committees of the World Council of Churches; from 1976 to 1978 – deputy Patriarchal Exarch for Western Europe; from 1976 to 1984 – member of the Holy Synod commission for Christian unity; from 1978 to 1984 – administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in Finland; from 1978 to 1988 – member of the Millennium of the Baptism of Russia preparatory commission; in 1990 – member of the preparatory commission for the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church; in 1990 – member of the commission for assistance in overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl accident; from 1989 to 1996 – administrator of the Hungarian Orthodox deanery; from 1990 to 1991 – temporary administrator of the diocese of the Hague and Netherlands; from 1990 to 1993 – temporary administrator of the diocese of Korsun; from 1990 to 1993 – chairman of the Holy Synod commission for reviving religious and moral. [39] The Department for External Church Relations was alleged to have acted as the largest supplier of foreign cigarettes in Russia. Monogram of the current Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' , Kirill . [11]) He was enthroned on 1 February 2009. [5], On 3 April 1969, Metropolitan Nicodemus (Rotov) of Leningrad and Novgorod tonsured him with the name of Kirill after saint Cyril the Philosopher and on 7 April ordained him as hierodeacon and on 1 June as hieromonk. [66] Concerning a photo which appeared to show him wearing the Breguet at a liturgy, Kirill stated [48][49] This act was considered a desecration and offence by many of Orthodox believers in Russia,[50][51][52][53][54] and depicted like so both in local media as well as by some media abroad. Please try your request again later. He became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox … [60] The Patriarch himself then said he thought it to be inappropriate to forgive Shevchenko. In 1977, he became an archbishop. He is personally supporting bandy. since 2008 – chairman of the Economy and Ethics experts council under the department for external church relations (now the Economy and Ethics experts council under the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia). His mother, Raisa V. Gundyaeva, a teacher of German, died in 1984. Allow me to thank you and wish you a happy birthday. Moscow, November 20, 2020. frontnews.eu . Today the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates his 74th birthday. [44][45], Three female members of the feminist group Pussy Riot were arrested in March 2012 for performing a brief song in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow during which they called on the Virgin Mary to "chase Putin out". From December 26, 1984, he was appointed as Archbishop of Smolensk and Vyazma. His Holiness Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Cyril held a speech in which he criticized modern western secularism. On 26 December 1974, he was appointed rector of the Leningrad Academy and Seminary. Order of St. On 25 February 1991, Archbishop Kirill was elevated to the rank of metropolitan. In 1971 he was appointed representative of the Moscow Patriarchate at the World Council of … [8] On 27 January 2009, the ROC Local Council (the 2009 Pomestny Sobor) elected Kirill I of Moscow as Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus;[9][10] with 508 votes out of 700. On November 13, 1989, he was appointed the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations and a Permanent Member of the Holy Synod. The conservative wing in the Russian Orthodox Church criticized Kirill for practicing ecumenism throughout the 1990s. His Holiness Kyrill (Gundyayev) of Moscow (Кирилл), born as Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev (Владимир Михайлович Гундяев), on November 20, 1946, Leningrad, Soviet Union, is the current Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia . been doing their duty selflessly. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in accordance with the Julian calendar on January 7. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church since 1 February 2009 His father, Rev. For Patriarch Kirill, the same meeting is an opportunity to overshadow his rival Patriarch Bartholomew, on the international arena, and possibly to gain the Vatican’s stamp of approval on Moscow’s aggressive geopolitics. His grandfather, Rev. And often there are boxes that were never opened and you don't know what is there. 1. His elder brother, Archpriest Nikolay Gundyaev, is a professor at Leningrad Theological Academy and rector of the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in St. Petersburg. [16], Patriarch Kirill introduced significant changes in the administrative structure of the Church: On 27 July 2011 the Holy Synod of the Church established the Central Asian Metropolitan District, reorganizing the structure of the Church in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. Vasily S. Gundyaev, a Solovki prisoner, was imprisoned and exiled in the 20s, 30s and 40s for his church activity and struggle against Renovationism. as chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill pray during the Easter Service in the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, early April 2017. MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 18, 2019: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia conducts the service of the Great Blessing of Waters on the eve of Orthodox Epiphany at the Church of Transfiguration of Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior. On January 27, 2009, the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church elected him Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is in quarantine after coming in contact with a case of COVID-19. [58], Patriarch Kirill and Svetlana Medvedeva at the church ceremony in Sestroretsk, In March 2012, the former Russian Health Minister (1999–2004) Yury Shevchenko, pursuant to a court ruling, paid about 20 million rubles ($676,000) in compensation for the dust resultant from the renovation work that had settled in a flat upstairs in the prestigious House on the Embankment privately owned by Patriarch Kirill and occupied by the Patriarch's long-time friend businesswoman (variously described as Kirill's "sister", "second cousin", or "wife") Lidia Leonova. [65], Patriarch Kirill holds a Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, 6 January 2011, Patriarch Kirill attends a ceremony to unveil the Wall of Grief monument to victims of Stalinist repressions in October 2017, In 2012, Kirill was accused of wearing a Swiss Breguet watch worth over £20,000 (USD $30,000). [2][3], Kirill was born Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev in Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on 20 November 1946. (Addressing Vladimir Putin.) Still, contact with Benedict XVI was characterized as greatly warm and with mutual respect with relations between the churches following. Your Graces the archpastors, venerable fathers, all-honourable monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters: Background. from 1995 to 1999 – member of the Russian organizing committee for events commemorating the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War; from 1996 to 2000 – member of the supervisory board of the 50th Anniversary of the Victory foundation; from 2006 to 2008 – leader of the working group for elaborating a Basic Teaching of the Russian Orthodox Church on Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights. 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