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Alexander | |
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Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia | |
![]() Alexander Kudrjašovs in 2011 | |
Native name | Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs |
Church | Latvian Orthodox Church |
Province | Rudzetu parish |
Appointed | October 27, 1990 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1982 |
Rank | Primate |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy, University of Daugavpils |
Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs (born 3 October 1939) [1] is a primate in the Latvian Orthodox Church and the Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia.
Aleksandrs was born on October 3, 1939, in Rudzāti, Latvia. [1] He graduated in 1964 from the University of Daugavpils, he was a teacher in the village of Kalupe, and a Russian language teacher at the Riga English Gymnasium. [1]
In 1982, he was ordained as a priest in the Church of Elijah, in the town of Ust'-Syny (Усть-Сыны), Perm, and in 1983, he was appointed as head priest of the Church of the Holy Transfiguration in Riga. [1] In 1989, he graduated from Moscow Theological Academy and became a monk and a Archimandrite. Since October 1990, he has been serving as the metropolitan of the Latvian Orthodox Church. [1]
In 2002, he received the Order of the Three Stars second class. In 2010, he received Cross of Recognition first class, [1] and he was awarded with the Order of the Holy Martyr of Riga Archbishop John first class. [2]
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Alexander | |
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Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia | |
![]() Alexander Kudrjašovs in 2011 | |
Native name | Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs |
Church | Latvian Orthodox Church |
Province | Rudzetu parish |
Appointed | October 27, 1990 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1982 |
Rank | Primate |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy, University of Daugavpils |
Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs (born 3 October 1939) [1] is a primate in the Latvian Orthodox Church and the Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia.
Aleksandrs was born on October 3, 1939, in Rudzāti, Latvia. [1] He graduated in 1964 from the University of Daugavpils, he was a teacher in the village of Kalupe, and a Russian language teacher at the Riga English Gymnasium. [1]
In 1982, he was ordained as a priest in the Church of Elijah, in the town of Ust'-Syny (Усть-Сыны), Perm, and in 1983, he was appointed as head priest of the Church of the Holy Transfiguration in Riga. [1] In 1989, he graduated from Moscow Theological Academy and became a monk and a Archimandrite. Since October 1990, he has been serving as the metropolitan of the Latvian Orthodox Church. [1]
In 2002, he received the Order of the Three Stars second class. In 2010, he received Cross of Recognition first class, [1] and he was awarded with the Order of the Holy Martyr of Riga Archbishop John first class. [2]