Eulogius (Smirnov)
Eulogius | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal | |
.JPG) Bishop Eulogius in in 2009 | |
| Native name | Евло́гий |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Vladimir |
| Appointed | 30 May 2019 |
| Predecessor | Valentine (Mischuk) |
| Successor | Tikhon (Emelyanov) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 March 1965 (tonsure) 21 March 1965 (deacon) 11 November 1990 (Bishop consecration) |
| Rank | Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Yuri Vasilyevich Smirnov |
| Born | January 13, 1937 Kemerovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | July 22, 2020 (aged 83) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Metropolitan Eulogius (Smirnov) (Russian: Евлогий (Смирнов), secular name Yuri Vasilyevich Smirnov, Russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Смирно́в; 13 January 1937 – 22 July 2020), was a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church. He held the title of "Metropolitan of the Eparchy of Vladimir and Suzdal". Since 2014 Evlogiy was a Doctor of Theology, and in 2006 became an Honorary Citizen of the city of Vladimir.[1]
Early life[edit]
Smirnov was born in Kemerovo into a working class family. His father was a plumber, while his mother was a cook. The family had seven sons and three daughters, for which their mother was awarded the honorary title "Mother Heroine".[2]
Academic studies[edit]
In 2002 he entered the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary. During his training he studied, and later was the teacher of an optional English course. He regularly represented the school at various Orthodox conferences and seminars. In 2006, he participated in a workshop of the Syndesmos youth organization in Brussels, Belgium. In 2004-2007 participated annually in the summer Orthodox youth camp in Potamitissa, Cyprus, as a translator and head of the Russian-speaking delegation.[2] In March 2007 he took an internship at the Orthodox religious department at the University of Joensuu, and at the same time worked on parish assignments for the Finnish Orthodox Church. On June 2007, upon returning to St. Petersburg, he successfully defended his thesis for a seminary course on "Eschatology in World Religions", and on 17 June he graudated from Saint Petersburg Theological seminary, and in 2010 graduated from the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy.[2] In September 2008, he was appointed teacher of the Smolensk Theological Seminary.[2]
Religious life[edit]
On 5 March 2001 he was tonsured a monastic monk by then Metropolitan Kirill (Gundyaev) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, now Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. On 7 October 2015 he was again tonsured by Kirill, this time with the manel with the name of Anthony after Anthony of Rome.[2]
From 22 March to 30 May 2011 he served as the leading clergyman of the parish of St. Nicholas Stavropegic in Rome, Italy. From 30 May to 12 June 2011 he served as the leading clergyman of the Stavropegial Church in honor of St. Catherine the Great Martyr also in Rome. On 12 June 2011 he was appointed secretary of the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Italy, and elevated to the rank of Archimandrite by Patriarch Kirill.[2]
During his time in Rome Anthony said that he felt rather lonley as for the first time in his life he was living for a prolonged period of time in a place where Russian Orthodox made a small percentage of the population. Beofre and during his time in Rome the Orthodox community in Italy had grown to over 50 parishes, mostly due to immigration to Italy from Orthodox populations in Eastern Europe and to a lesser extent by converts.[3] During the same time the Romanian Orthodox community in Italy grew to 163 parishes. Despite feeling uneasy at times, Anthony said that there are many similarities between Italians and Russians in tradition and customs, so the transition to being a pastor in Italy was not hard culturally.[3]
On 30 May 2019 Anthony succeded John (Roshchin) as the leader of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (Moscow Patriarchate),[4] after Holy Synod of the ROC decided to appointand him and move John to be the bishop of Russian Orthodox Diocese of Vienna and Austria.[5] As a result Anthony became the Metropolitan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonesus,[6] and the locum tenens leader of the Patriarchal parishes in Italy.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Vasiliev, Kirill (22 July 2020). "Умер митрополит Евлогий" [Metropolitan Evlogiy has died]. provladimir.ru (in русский). Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Евлогий, митрополит (Смирнов Юрий Васильевич)". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 July 2020.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "Archbishop Anthony of Vienna and Budapest appointed Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe". www.sourozh.org. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ↑ Sheshko, Prêtre Georges. "Mgr Antoine, archevêque de Vienne et de Budapest, est nommé chef de l'Exarchat patriarcal en Europe Occidentale". Eglise orthodoxe russe en France (in français). Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ↑ "L'Arcipastore - Sua Eminenza Antonio | Chiesa Ortodossa Russa in Italia". ortodossia.org. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-16. Unknown parameter
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