Background
Irinarh (secular name Yakov Dmitrievich Popov) was born in 1790 in Dolgoye, Kursk, Russian Federation.
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Yakov Dmitrievich Popov
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Irinarh
preacher theologian Church leader
Career
In 1817 Yakov Dmitrievich became a monk. He was a professor of Church History and Hebrew in Oryol Theological Seminary (1817-1819), Priest at Russian embassies in Milan, Florence, Rome (1819-1831). Irinarh was an Archimandrite of Yaroslavl Tolgsky Monastery (1831-1833), the priest of Russian Embassy in Athens (1833-1835). During his lifetime, Irinarch published several volumes of sermons and instructive words, as well as a historical essay on the Orthodox Church in Greece.
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Born
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Died
September 25, 1877 (aged 87) -
Nationality
Russian -
Ethnicity
Education
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1817
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1817
Career
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1817 - 1819
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1831 - 1833
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1833 - 1835
Official Titles
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Bishop Staritsky, Vicar of Tver Diocese (1836), Bishop of Riga, Vicar of Pskov Diocese (1836-1841), Bishop of Ostrogozhsk, Vicar of Voronezh Diocese (October 1841 - January 1842), Bishop of Vologda (1842-1844), Bishop (from 1844), Archbishop (from 1845) Chisinau, Archbishop of Kamenets-Podolsky (1855-1863), Archbishop of Ryazan (1863-1867)