Justinian Ovchinnikov Explained

Justinian Ovchinnikov (Russian: Юстиниан Овчинников; born Victor Ivanovich Ovchinnikov, 28 January 1961 in Kosteryovo, Vladimir Oblast) is a high-ranking member of the Russian Orthodox Church. He held the title of archbishop of the patriarchal parishes in the United States from March 2010^[1] to 2014.^[2]

Prior to this appointment, he was head of the Diocese of Tiraspol, in Transnistria (Moldova) and its mother church, the Christmas Church from 1998 to 2010.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1106470.html ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 5 марта 2010 года
2. Web site: History. mospatusa.com. 2019-05-05.
3. Book: Complicity of the Patriarchate of Moscow and all Russia with the illegal and secessionist regime installed in the east of the Moldovan Republic, Written Declaration No. 279, Doc. 8156 . Council of Europe . Council of Europe . 3 July 1998 . 1 . 7 March 2011.