Background
II, Patriarch Alexy, was born on February 23, 1929 in Tallinn, Estonia. Son of Mikhail Aleksandrovich and Yelena Iosifovna (Pisareva) Ridiger.
patriarch of Moscow and Russia
II, Patriarch Alexy, was born on February 23, 1929 in Tallinn, Estonia. Son of Mikhail Aleksandrovich and Yelena Iosifovna (Pisareva) Ridiger.
Doctor of Theology, Sankt-Petersburg Theological Academy, 1984. DDiv with honours, Theological Academy of Reformed, Hungary. DDiv with honours, Jan Komensky Theological Faculty, Prague.
DDiv with honours, General Seminary of Episcopal, United States of America, 1991. DDiv with honours, St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary, New York, 1991. DDiv with honours, St. Tikhon's Theological Seminary, 1991.
DDiv with honours, Alaska Pacific University, 1993. Doctor of Philology with honours, St. Petersbourg State University, Russia, 1994.
Psalm-reader, Tallinn, 1946-1947. Ordained priest Russian Orthodox Church, 1950. Priest Estonia, 1950-1961.
Bishop Tallinn, 1961-1964. Archbishop, 1964-1968. Metropolitan, 1968-1986.
Patriarch Moscow and All Russia, 1990—2008. Primate of Russian Orthodox Church, 1990—2008. Dean Theophanias-parish, Jõhvi, Estonia, 1950.
Member central committee World Council Churches, 1961—1968. Vice chairman department external churches relations Moscow Patriarchate, 1961—1964, chancellor, member teaching committee, 1964—1986, chairman educational committee, 1965—1986. President, member Presidium Conference of European Churches, Geneva, 1964—1992, chairman, 1987—1992.
Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod, 1986—1990. Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics People's deputy, 1989—1991.
Permanent member Holy Synod.