Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs
Primate of the Latvian Orthodox Church
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Metropolitan Aleksandrs (born 3 October 1939) is the primate of the Latvian Orthodox Church and the Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia.
His Eminence Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia | |
Alexander in 2011 | |
| Native name | Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs |
| Church | Latvian Orthodox Church |
| See | Riga |
| Installed | 27 October 1990 |
| Predecessor | Leonid (Polyakov)[1] |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1982 |
| Consecration | 23 July 1989[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1939 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Education | Moscow Theological Academy, University of Daugavpils |
Life
Aleksandrs was born on October 3, 1939, in Rudzāti, Latvia.[3] 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.[3]
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.[3] 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.[3]
In 2002, he received the Order of the Three Stars second class. In 2010, he received Cross of Recognition first class,[3] and he was awarded with the Order of the Holy Martyr of Riga Archbishop John first class.[4]