Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Moscow

Chernihiv and Nizhyn

Bishops 25

  1. 8 September 1742 – 23 February 1750

    Ambrose Dubnevich d. 1750

    Bishop

  2. 6 December 1788 – 1 April 1796

    Ierofei Malitskii 1727–1799

    Bishop

  3. 1803 – 25 June 1818

    Michael Desnitskii 1762–1821

    Bishop, then Archbishop

  4. 1818 – 1820

    Symeon Krylov-Platonov 1777–1824

    Bishop, then Archbishop

  5. 1836 – 9 December 1861

    Paul Podlipskii 1788–1861

    Archbishop

  6. 1859 – 9 August 1866

    Filaret Gumilevskii 1805–1866

    Archbishop

  7. 1866 – 16 August 1871

    Varlaam Denisov 1804–1873

    Bishop, then Archbishop

  8. 1871 – 1875

    Nathaniel Savchenko cons. 1845

    Bishop, then Archbishop

  9. 1876 – 1882

    Serapion Mayevskii 1827–1891

    Bishop

  10. 1882 – 1 February 1893

    Benjamin Bykovskii d. 1893

    Bishop

  11. 1893 – 24 August 1893

    Sergii Sokolov 1844–1893

    Bishop

  12. 1893 – 20 April 1911

    Anthony II Sokolov 1850–1911

    Bishop

  13. 1911 – 6 May 1917

    Basil Bogoyavlenskii 1867–1919

    Bishop, then Archbishop

  14. 1917 – 16 October 1930

    Pakhomii Kedrov 1876–1937

    Bishop, then Archbishop

  15. 9 December 1941 – 17 October 1955

    Simon Ivanovskii 1888–1966

    Archbishop

  16. 16 April 1945 – 13 January 1947

    Boris Vik 1906–1965

    Bishop

  17. 13 January 1947 – 12 May 1947

    Paisii Obraztsov 1888–1953

    Bishop

  18. 18 November 1948 – 18 March 1983

    Iakov Zaika 1900–1983

    Bishop

  19. 31 July 1954 – 19 October 1955

    Gurii Egorov 1891–1965

    Archbishop

  20. 12 January 1962 – 16 November 1962

    Ignatii Demchenko 1905–1981

    Bishop

  21. 2 December 1962 – 30 March 1964

    Feodosii Protsyuk 1927–2016

    Bishop

  22. 30 March 1964 – 17 February 1969

    Nestor Tugai 1900–1969

    Bishop

  23. 20 March 1969 – 18 April 1973

    Vladimir Sabodan 1935–2014

    Bishop

  24. 1973 – 15 July 2003

    Anthony Vakarik 1926–2003

    Bishop, then Archbishop, then Metropolitan

  25. 28 June 1998 – 31 May 2007

    Ambrose Polikopa b. 1943

    Bishop

In the order of their start dates; bishops whose dates are unknown come last. Gaps are periods the data does not yet cover.

Also named after the see

Retired bishops who kept its name, and clergy or lay people whose title was attached to it.