Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Kirill or Cyril (Russian: Кирилл, secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, Russian: Владимир Михайлович Гундяев; born 20 November 1946) is a Russian Orthodox bishop. He became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on 1 February 2009.
| Kirill | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' | |
| File:Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow 03 (cropped).jpg Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' | |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| See | Moscow |
| Enthroned | 1 February 2009 |
| Reign ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Alexy II |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 April 1969 |
| Consecration | 14 March 1976 by Nikodim (Rotov) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev |
| Born | 20 November 1946
(aged 79) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Signature | Kirill's signature |
| Coat of arms | Kirill's coat of arms |
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Before becoming Patriarch, Kirill was Archbishop (later Metropolitan) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad from 26 December 1984. He was also Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church's Department for External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod beginning in 1989.
Patriarch Kirill Of Moscow Media
- Kirill I of Moscow 1981.jpg
Archbishop Kirill at a conference on nuclear weapons and disarmament in Amsterdam in 1981
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Vladimir Putin, Metropolitan Kirill and Xenia Sheremeteva-Yusupova, October 2001
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Kirill being presented with the patriarchal koukoulion during his enthronement
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Russian religious leaders (Armenian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Orthodox, Old Believer) during the official celebrations of the National Unity Day, 4 November 2012
- Patriarch kirill, patriarch bartholomew and metropolitan vladimir watch the schema of Kronstadt.jpeg
Kirill and Bartholomew I of Constantinople in 2010
- Kirill I Józef Michalik Royal Castle in Warsaw 2012.jpg
Kirill and archbishop Józef Michalik signing a joint declaration to the Polish and Russian people at the Royal Castle in Warsaw (2012)
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Kirill is greeted by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as he arrives at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília, Brazil, 19 February 2016
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Kirill and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 May 2016
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Kirill with Vladimir Putin on 26 November 2022
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Kirill talking to Putin at the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin after Putin's fifth inauguration on 7 May 2024
Other websites
Media related to Patriarch Kirill I at Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad
- Patriarch Kirill in the social network VKontakte (official profile)