Kirill
Bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch.
The record
Kirill is a bishop, priest, eastern Orthodox priest, eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch. Born on 20 November 1946 in Saint Petersburg, Kirill is 79.
Positions held include metropolitan (1991–2009) and Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (2009). Kirill studied at Saint Petersburg Theological Academy. Honours include Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of Friendship and Order of the Friendship of Peoples, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 79 languages, Kirill is No. 9,331 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 20 November 1946, Saint Petersburg (age 79)
- Country
- Russia
- Known as
- Intelligence agent, Eastern Orthodox bishop, patriarch
- Field
- Religion
- Education
- Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
- Languages
- Russian
- Wikipedia editions
- 79
Did you know
Was 45 when first metropolitan (1991).
Shares a birthday with Joe Biden and Selma Lagerlöf.
One of 384 people in the Index born in Saint Petersburg, with Dmitry Medvedev.
Has a Wikipedia article in 79 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1991–2009Metropolitan
- 2009–Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
Connections
- FatherMikhail Gundyaev
- SiblingNikolai Gundiaev
Honours and works
Awards
- Order of Friendship of Peoples1988
- Order of Friendship1995
- Order of the Friendship of Peoples2009
- Honorary doctor of the Voronezh State University2011
- Order of Alexander Nevsky2011
- Order of Bethlehem2012
- Order of St. Mary Magdalene, 1st class2012
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class2016
- Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Order of the Republic
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 1st class
- Honorary doctor of Saint Petersburg State University
- Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called
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