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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1904-1915 | Bishop Raphael (Hawaweeny) |
| from 1917 | Bishop Aftimios (Ofiesh) |
| Diocese of Canada (1916-1918) Vicariate of the Aleutian Diocese |
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| 1916-1918 | Bishop Alexander (Nemolovsky) |
| Diocese of Kodiak (1799) Vicariate of the Irkutsk Diocese |
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| 1799 | Bishop Ioasaph (Bolotov) |
| Diocese of New Archangel (1859-1870) Vicariate of the Kamchatka Diocese |
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| 1859-1867 | Bishop Peter (Lysakov) |
| 1867-1870 | Bishop Paul (Popov) |
| Diocese of Pittsburgh (1916-1917) Vicariate of the Aleutian Diocese |
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| 1916-1917 | Bishop Stephen (Dzubai) |
