The First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, or Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, is the

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of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, a semi-autonomous Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. The position of First Hierarch is currently occupied by Nicholas (Olhovsky). The see of the First Hierarch is currently the

Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and New York The Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and New York (russian: Восточно-Американская и Нью-Йоркская епархия) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia that is the see of its First ...

List of holders

* Antony (Khrapovitsky) (1920–1936) *

Anastasius (Gribanovsky) Metropolitan Anastasius (secular name Alexander Alexeyevich Gribanovsky, russian: Александр Алексеевич Грибановский; August 6, 1873 – May 22, 1965) was a hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and the second Firs ...

(1936–1964) *

Philaret (Voznesensky) Metropolitan Philaret (secular name Georgy Nikolayevich Voznesensky, russian: Георгий Николаевич Вознесенский; 22 March 1903 in Kursk, Russia – 21 November 1985 in New York City) was the First Hierarch of the ...

(1964–1985) *

Vitaly (Ustinov) Metropolitan Vitaly (russian: Митрополит Виталий, secular name Rostislav Petrovich Ustinov, russian: Ростислав Петрович Устинов; 18 March 1910, St Petersburg – 25 September 2006, Magog, Quebec, Canada) wa ...

(1986–2001) *

Laurus (Škurla) Metropolitan Laurus ( sk, Metropolita Laurus, secular name Vasily Mikhaylovich Shkurla, russian: Василий Михайлович Шкурла, or Vasiľ Škurla in Slovakian; January 1, 1928 – March 16, 2008) was First Hierarch of the Russ ...

(2001–2008) *

Hilarion (Kapral) Metropolitan Hilarion (born Igor Alexeyevich Kapral, russian: Игорь Алексеевич Капра́л; 6 January 1948 – 16 May 2022) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), Metropolitan of Eastern America ...

(2008–2022) * Nicholas (Olhovsky) (2022-incumbent)

References

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