Bishopric of Berlin in Brandenburg of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

## General Information

* Continent: Europe
* Country: Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Austria, Kingdom of Denmark
* Denomination: Russian Orthodox Church (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia)

## Ecclesiastic Structure

* Ecumenical Council
	+ Local Council of Moskva
		- Episcopal Council of Moskva
			* Holy Synod of Moskva
				+ Supreme Church Council of Moskva
					- Episcopal Sobor of New York
						* Episcopal Synod of New York
							+ Diocesan Bishopric of Berlin—München

## History

* 1926.06.??: Established as the Eparchial Bishopric of Berlin; Gained title of the Vicar Bishopric of Berlin; Gained territory from the Eparchial Administration of Paris of the Russian Orthodox Church.
* 1988.??.??: Gained territory of the Diocesan Bishopric of Salzburg–Wien.
* 199?.??.??: Re-organized as the Diocesan Bishopric of Berlin—München.

## Heads

* Mark (Michael Arndt)
	+ **Metropolitan-Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (2019.12.10 – Present)
		- **Arch-Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (1990.??.?? – 2019.12.10)
		- **Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (1982.??.? – 1990.??.??)
		- **Bishop of München and South Deutschland** (1980.11.30 – 1982.??.??)
	+ Diocesan Administrator of Great Britain and Ireland, *in Richmond* (1986.01.?? – 2016.12.08)
	+ **Diocesan Vicar of Berlin** (1980.11.30 – 1982.??.??)
* Seraphim (Karl Georg Albert Lade)
	+ **Metropolitan of Central Europe** (1942.05.26 – 194?.??.??)
	+ **Metropolitan-Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (194?.??.?? – 1950.09.14)
		- Bishop of Berlin (1942.05.26 – 194?.??.??)
		- **Arch-Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (1939.09.?? – 1942.05.26)
		- **Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (1938.02.?? – 1939.09.??)
		- **Bishop of Wien** (1931.??.?? – 1938.02.??)
		- **Bishop of Tegel** (1930.08.21 – 1931.??.??)
	+ **Eparchial Vicar of Paris** (1931.??.?? – 1938.02.??)
		- **Eparchial Vicar of Berlin** (1930.08.21 – 1931.??.??)
	+ **Bishop of Okhtyrka** (1927.??.?? – 1930.??.??, Orthodox Autocephalous Synodic Church—Ukraine)
		- **Bishop of Zmiyiv** (1924.??.?? – 1927.??.??, Orthodox Autocephalous Synodic Church—Ukraine)
	+ **Eparchial Vicar of Kharkiv** (1924.??.?? – 1930.??.??, Orthodox Autocephalous Synodic Church—Ukraine)
* Tikhon (Timofey Ivanovich Lyashchenko)
	+ **Bishop of Berlin and Deutschland** (1926.06.?? – 1938.02.24)
		- **Bishop of Berlin** (1924.04.15 – 1926.06.??)
	+ Vicar of Parishes in Western Europe (1924.04.15 – 1926.06.??)

## Assistants

* Agapit (Alexander Vladimirovich Horacek)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Stuttgart** (2017.06.13 – 2020.05.28)
		- **Bishop of Stuttgart** (2001.05.01 – 2017.06.13)
		- Bishop-elect (2000.10.20 – 2001.05.01)
	+ **Diocesan** **Vicar of Berlin** (2001.05.01 – 2020.05.28)
* Mark (Michael Arndt)
	+ **Bishop of München and South Deutschland** (1980.11.30 – 1982.??.??)
	+ **Diocesan** **Vicar of Berlin** (1980.11.30 – 1982.??.??)
* Seraphim (Karl Georg Albert Lade)
	+ **Bishop of Tegel** (1930.08.21 – 1931.??.??)
	+ **Eparchial Vicar of Berlin** (1930.08.21 – 1931.??.??)
	+ **Bishop of Okhtyrka** (1927.??.?? – 1930.??.??, Orthodox Autocephalous Synodic Church—Ukraine)
		- **Bishop of Zmiyiv** (1924.??.?? – 1927.??.??, Orthodox Autocephalous Synodic Church—Ukraine)
	+ **Eparchial Vicar of Kharkiv** (1924.??.?? – 1930.??.??, Orthodox Autocephalous Synodic Church—Ukraine)

## Links

* Official Websites: Bishopric of Berlin
* Encyclopedic Pages: Wikipedia (Russian)

### Other References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BC\_(%D0%9B%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B5)
2. ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BD\_(%D0%9B%D1%8F%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE)
3. ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82\_(%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BA)