RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

1946 - Today

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Kirill or Cyril (Russian: Кирилл, Church Slavonic: Стѣ́йшїй патрїа́рхъ Кѷрі́ллъ, secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Гундя́ев; 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. Prior to becoming Patriarch, Kirill was Archbishop (later Metropolitan) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, and also Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church's Department for External Church Relations. He has been a permanent member of the Holy Synod since 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is the 579th most popular religious figure (down from 555th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Russia (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is most famous for his role as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow ranks 579 out of 3,187. Before him are Meritaten, Nicodemus, Musa al-Kadhim, Ibn Majah, Kane Tanaka, and Francis of Paola. After him are Hasan al-Askari, Saint Rosalia, Marcel Lefebvre, Antipope Alexander V, Parascheva of the Balkans, and Pope Donus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow ranks 50. Before him are Masoud Barzani, Paul Alexander, Timothy Dalton, David Suchet, Liza Minnelli, and Arrigo Sacchi. After him are Boris Berezovsky, John Waters, Sally Field, Thongloun Sisoulith, André the Giant, and Jang Song-thaek.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow ranks 161 out of 3,761. Before him are Feodor II of Russia (1589), Christian Goldbach (1690), Raisa Gorbacheva (1932), Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884), Semyon Budyonny (1883), and Lyudmila Putina (1958). After him are Genrikh Yagoda (1891), Ivan Shishkin (1832), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Ivan Goncharov (1812), Alexander Kolchak (1874), and Felix Steiner (1896).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow ranks 3. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), and Vladimir the Great (958). After him are Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Eugen Sandow (1867), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), and Aleksandr Akimov (1953).

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