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In 1989 he graduated by correspondence from the [[Moscow Theological Seminary]] and in 1991 from the [[Moscow Theological Academy]], with the degree of Master of Theology.
From 1991 to 1993 he taught Homiletics, Dogmatic Theology, [[New Testament]] Studies and Byzantine Greek at the Moscow Theological Academy, [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]], and St John the Theologian’s Theologian's Orthodox University.
From 1993 to 1995 he studied at Oxford University (UK) under the supervision of [[Bishop]] [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Kallistos Ware]]. In 1995 he completed his doctoral thesis on ''St [[Symeon the New Theologian]] and Orthodox Tradition'' and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
From 1995 to 2001 Hilarion Alfeyev served as Secretary for Inter-Christian Affairs of the Department for External Church Relations of the [[Moscow Patriarchate]]. He also taught part-time at Smolensk and Kaluga Theological Seminaries (Russia), at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St Vladimir’sVladimir's]] and [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St Herman’sHerman's]] Theological Seminaries (USA) and at Cambridge University (UK).
On December 27, 2001 he was elected [[bishop]] and on January 14, 2002 consecrated by His Holiness [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow|Alexy II]], Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, and 10 other hierarchs. He served as an Assistant Bishop of the [[Diocese of Sourozh]] in Great Britain until his nomination, on [[July 17]], 2002, as Head Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
Apart from his doctoral degree in philosophy from Oxford, Bishop Hilarion also holds a doctorate in theology from [[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris]], which was awarded to him in 1999. In February 2005 he was elected a Privat-Dozent of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
Bishop Hilarion is a member of the Executive and Central Committees of the [[World Council of Churches]], of the Presidium of ‘Faith 'Faith and Order’ Order' Commission, as well as of numerous bilateral theological dialogues. In 1998 he headed the five-member Moscow Patriarchate’s Patriarchate's delegation to the eighth WCC Assembly in Harare, and in February 2006 he headed the Moscow Patriarchate's 21-member delegation to the ninth assembly in Porto-Alegre.
Bishop Hilarion is a permanent member of the Joint International Commissions for the Theological Dialogue between the [[Orthodox Church]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]], between the [[Orthodox Church]] and the [[Anglican Church]], between the [[Orthodox Church]] and the [[World Alliance of Reformed Churches]].
6.''Le mystère de la foi: Introduction à la théologie dogmatique orthodoxe''. Paris: Cerf, 2001.
7.''L’univers L'univers spirituel d’Isaac d'Isaac le Syrien''. Bellefontaine, 2001.
8.''Syméon le Studite. Discours ascétique''. Introduction, texte critique et notes par H. Alfeyev. Sources Chrétiennes 460. Paris: Cerf, 2001.
9.''Le mystère sacré de l’Eglisel'Eglise: Introduction à l’histoire l'histoire et à la problématique des débats onomatodoxes.'' Fribourg: Academic Press, 2006.
10.''Le chantre de la lumière: Initiation à la spiritualité de saint Grégoire de Nazianze''. Paris: Cerf, 2006.
===In Italian:===
12.''La gloria del Nome. L’opera L'opera dello schimonaco Ilarion e la controversia athonita sul Nome di Dio all’inizio all'inizio dell XX secolo''. Edizioni Qiqajon. Bose, Magnano, 2002.
13.''La forza dell’amoredell'amore. L’universo L'universo spirituale di sant’Isacco sant'Isacco il Syro''. Bose: Qiqajon, 2003.
14.''Cristo Vincitore degli inferi''. Bose: Qiqajon, 2003.