First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia explained

Titleoverride:	First Hierarch of
Bishopric:	the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
Border:	Russian Orthodox Church
Incumbent:	Metropolitan Nicholas (Olhovsky)
Incumbent Note:	since 18 September 2022
Established:	19 November 1920
Parent Church:	Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Patriarch:	Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

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		19 November 1920	10 August 1936
2	Anastasius		10 August 1936	27 May 1964
3	Philaret		27 May 1964	21 November 1985
4	Vitaly		22 January 1986	10 August 2001
5	Laurus		28 October 2001	16 March 2008
6	Hilarion		18 May 2008	16 May 2022
7	Nicholas		18 September 2022	Incumbent

See also

• List of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
• Eastern Orthodox Church
• White émigré

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-03-26. History of the Church Abroad | ROCOR Europe. 2022-01-24. Русская Православная Епархия Великобритании и Западной Европы | Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe. en-GB.
2. Web site: The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - Official Website . 2022-09-14 . www.synod.com.
3. Web site: Archbishop Elpidophoros Congratulates Metropolitan Nicholas, Newly-Elected First Hierarch of the ROCOR - From the Archdiocese - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America . 2022-09-14 . www.goarch.org . en-US.