Alexander
Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia
Picture of Alexander Kudrjašovs in 2011
Alexander Kudrjašovs in 2011
Native name
Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs
ChurchLatvian Orthodox Church
ProvinceRudzetu parish
AppointedOctober 27, 1990
Orders
Ordination1982
RankPrimate
Personal details
Born (1939-10-03) 3 October 1939
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
Alma materMoscow Theological Academy, University of Daugavpils

Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs (born 3 October 1939)[1] is a primate in the Latvian Orthodox Church and the Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia.

Early life

Aleksandrs was born on October 3, 1939, in Rudzāti, Latvia.[1] He graduated in 1964 from the University of Daugavpils, he was a teacher in the village of Kalupe, and a Russian language teacher at the Riga English Gymnasium.[1]

In 1982, he was ordained as a priest in the Church of Elijah, in the town of Ust'-Syny (Усть-Сыны), Perm, and in 1983, he was appointed as head priest of the Church of the Holy Transfiguration in Riga.[1] In 1989, he graduated from Moscow Theological Academy and became a monk and a Archimandrite. Since October 1990, he has been serving as the metropolitan of the Latvian Orthodox Church.[1]

In 2002, he received the Order of the Three Stars second class. In 2010, he received Cross of Recognition first class,[1] and he was awarded with the Order of the Holy Martyr of Riga Archbishop John first class.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Latvijas enciklopēdija (in Latvian). Vol. 1. Riga: Valerija Belokonis publishing house. 2002. p. 146. ISBN 9984-9482-1-8.
  2. Volkova, Vivanta (September 27, 2016). "Pareizticīgā baznīca apbalvo mērus un uzņēmējus. Kas saņēmis svētmocekļa ordeni, kas medaļu? 1". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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