John Smirnov

Life

Born

24 August 1844

Ordained priest

2 May 1883

Monastic tonsure

13 September 1901

Made archimandrite

14 September 1901

Consecrated bishop

28 April 1902

Made archbishop

6 May 1912

Died

14 October 1919

Sees

1. 28 April 1902 – 1904

   Bishop of Cheboksary

   Patriarchate of Moscow

2. 1904 – 1910

   Bishop of Poltava and Pereyaslav

   Patriarchate of Moscow

3. 1910 – 6 May 1912

   Bishop of Riga and Jelgava (Mitau)

   Patriarchate of Moscow

4. 6 May 1912 – 1917

   Archbishop of Riga and Jelgava (Mitau)

   Patriarchate of Moscow

5. 1917 – 14 October 1919

   Archbishop of Ryazan and Zaraisk

   Patriarchate of Moscow

Consecration

Consecrated 28 April 1902. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 27 November 1905Eugene Berezhkov Bishop of Kostroma and Halych, 1864–1922
• 31 January 1910Nazarii Blinov Archbishop of Tobolsk, b. 1852

Sources

Also in: Wikidata