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Russian Orthodox Bishops for North America
1794-1917

These are bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church who were the archpastors of the American faithful from 1794 to 1917. Included here are bishops who never lived in North America. The North American mission was part of the Diocese of Irkutsk until 1840.

RULING BISHOPS FOR NORTH AMERICA
Diocese of Irkutsk, Nerchinsk and Yakutsk (1794-1840)
1794-1814 Bishop Benjamin (Bagryansky)
1814-1830 Bishop Michael (Burdukov) (From 1826, Archbishop)
1830-1831 Archbishop Irinei (Nestorovich)
1831-1835 (Archbishop) St. Meletius (Leontovich)
1835-1838 Bishop Innocent (Aleksandrov)
1838-1840 Bishop Nil (Isakovich)
Diocese of Kamchatka, Kurilsk, and the Aleutians (1840-1870)
1840-1868 (Bishop) St. Innocent (Veniaminov) (From 1850, Archbishop)
1868-1870 Bishop Benjamin (Blagonravov)
Diocese of the Aleutians and Alaska (1870-1907)
1870-1877 Bishop John (Mitropolsky)
1877-1882 Bishop Nestor (Zakk)
1887-1891 Bishop Vladimir (Sokolovsky)
1891 Bishop Nicholas (Adoratsky)
1891-1898 Bishop Nicholas (Ziorov)
1898-1907 (Bishop) St. Tikhon (Belavin) (From 1905, Archbishop)
Diocese of the Aleutians and North America (1907-1919)
1907-1914 Archbishop Platon (Rozhdestvensky)
1914-1919 Archbishop Evdokim (Meschersky)

VICAR BISHOPS FOR NORTH AMERICA
Diocese of Alaska (1903-1920)
Vicariate of the Aleutian Diocese
1903-1909 Bishop Innocent (Pustinksy)
1909-1916 Bishop Alexander (Nemolovsky)
1916-1920 Bishop Philip (Stavitsky)
Diocese of Brooklyn (1904-1915)
Vicariate of the Aleutian Diocese
1904-1915 Bishop Raphael (Hawaweeny)
from 1917 Bishop Aftimios (Ofiesh)
Diocese of Canada (1916-1918)
Vicariate of the Aleutian Diocese
1916-1918 Bishop Alexander (Nemolovsky)
Diocese of Kodiak (1799)
Vicariate of the Irkutsk Diocese
1799 Bishop Ioasaph (Bolotov)
Diocese of New Archangel (1859-1870)
Vicariate of the Kamchatka Diocese
1859-1867 Bishop Peter (Lysakov)
1867-1870 Bishop Paul (Popov)
Diocese of Pittsburgh (1916-1917)
Vicariate of the Aleutian Diocese
1916-1917 Bishop Stephen (Dzubai)

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