A patriarch is the just a Bishop who was selected by his brothers in Christ to be the leader of the Church . The first among the equals.
Patriarch Metropolitan Kirill
The current leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow.
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is currently Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow.
An Exarchate in any Orthodox Church is the area of jurisdiction of an Exarch. An Exarch is a cleric who has been appointed by his Patriarch to represent the Patriarch in another country or area. For example, the Russian Patriarch may appoint an Exarch in Jerusalem, and then Jerusalem becomes part of the Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Exarch then acts as the Patriarch's representative in that area (called the Exarchate).
he eliminated the position of the patriarch of the Russian orthodox church
he eliminated the position of the patriarch of the Russian orthodox church
he eliminated the position of the patriarch of the Russian orthodox church
The head of the Russian Orthodox church is called the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. He is His Holiness Patriarch +KYRILL I. He is the spiritual leader of all Russian Orthodox Christians in Russia, which is the largest body of Orthodox believers in Russia today and is known as the Moscow Patriarchate. The Russian Orthodox church plays an important and major role in Christianity throughout the entire world.
The name of the current spiritual head of the Moscow Patriarchate is His Holiness Patriarch Kyril.
The Russian Orthodox Church. Its current patriarch is Kirill.
Mainly in Moscow, but also in other parts of Russia, because his jurisdiction as Patriarch extends to all of Russia, and even to other parts of the world where there is a Russian Orthodox presence.
A Byzantine Patriarch is an alternative name for the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.