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His Holiness '''Metropolitan KyrillI (Gundyayev) of Moscow''' (Митрополит Кирилл), born as Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev (Владимир Михайлович Гундяев), on [[November 20]] 1946, [[w:Leningrad|Leningrad]], [[w:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], is a [[Russian Orthodox Church]] (ROC) bishop, the Metropolitan current Patriarch of [[w:Smolensk|Smolensk]] and [[w:Kaliningrad|Kaliningrad]] since 1991, the Chairman of the External Church Relations Department of the Russia|Moscow Patriarchate since November 1989, permanent member of the Holy Synod. ''[[Locum tenensand All Russia]]'' of the Patriarchal See since December 6, 2008. ==Early Career==
==Early career==
He took [[Monk|monastic vows]] April 3, 1969, and April 7 of the same year was ordained hierodeacon and June 1 - [[hieromonk]].
The conservative wing in the ROC criticized Kyrill of practising [[ecumenism]] throughout the 1990s. However, in a recent statement Metropolitan Kyrill stated that there could be no doctrinal compromise with the Roman Catholic Church, and that discussions with them did not have the goal of seeking unification.<ref>[http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=5605 Russian Church against compromise on belief-preaching with Catholics - Metropolitan Kyrill], Interfax, January 21, 2009.</ref>
On [[January 27]], 2009, Kyrill was elected as Patriarch of Moscow.
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==External linkslink==
* [http://orthodoxeurope.org/page/3/4.aspx Metropolitan Kyrill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Patriarchs of Moscow]]
