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His Grace [[Bishop]] '''Vasily (Shuan) of Beijing''' was the first ruling bishop of the Autonomous Chinese Orthodox Church.
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His Grace [[Bishop]] '''Basil (Shuang) of Beijing''' was the first ruling [[bishop]] of the [[Chinese Orthodox Church|Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church]].
  
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==Biography==
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Ignaty Shuang, the future bishop, was born in Beijing on [[December 23]], 1888.  Little is known about his early life.  He later completed theological [[seminary]] at the [[Russian Orthodox Mission in China|Spiritual Mission]], Beijing, and was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] on [[May 11]], 1915, by Bishop [[Innocent (Figurovsky) of Beijing|Innocent (Figurovsky)]].
  
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Dcn Ignaty, after 33 years serving as a [[deacon]], was ordained in 1948 to the [[priest]]hood.
*1888 Dec 23: Ignaty Shuan born in Beijing.  Would later complete theological seminary at the Spiritual Mission, Beijing.
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*1915 May 11: Ordained to Diaconate by Bishop Innokenty (Figurovsky).
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On [[August 30]] of that year, he was also [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name Basil. Hieromonk Basil was then elevated to [[Igumen|Hegumen]] and was appointed spiritual director of Holy Dormition Monastery and Holy Protection Monastery, a male and female monastery, respectively.
*1948: Dcn Ignaty ordained to priesthood.
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::Aug 30: Fr Ignaty received monastic tonsure, receiving the name Vasily. Fr Vasily elevated to Hegumen and appointed spiritual director of the Dormition Monastery (male) and the Protection Monastery (female).
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In July 1950, Hegumen Basil was elevated to [[archimandrite]], and in December of the same year, Archimandrite Basil was appointed director of the Catechetical School of the Mission, in addition to being made a member of the administration of the East-Asian Exarchate.
*1950 Jul: Fr Vasily elevated to Archimandrite.
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::Dec: Archim. Vasily appointed director of the Catechetical School of the Mission, and a member of the administration of the East-Asian Exarchate.
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Greater honour was to come to Archimandrite Basil when, in 1951, Patriarch [[Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow|Alexius I]] offered Archim. Basil the bishopric of Tianjin, but this was declined by Archimandrite Basil, who gave the reasons of unworthiness and infirmity (being 69 years old)At this point, Archimandrite Basil was the dean of the Holy Dormition [[Cathedral]], Beijing, and was temporary administrator of the [[Diocese]] of Beijing. In February of this year, Archimandrite Basil was appointed a member of the Council of the Spiritual Mission.
*1951: Patriarch Alexy offered Archim. Vasily the bishopric of Tianjin, but Archim. Vasily declined, citing unworthiness and infirmity.  Was priest-in-charge of the Dormition Cathedral, Beijing, and temporary administrator of the Diocese of Beijing.
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::Feb: Appointed member of the Council of Spiritual Mission.
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As a result of political agreements, during 1956, between the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, all foreign members of the church in China were required to leave the country. Implementing this political edict the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Russia, on [[November 23]], 1956, granted autonomy to the Church of China. With agreement of the government of the People’s Republic of China, Arch. Basil was consecrated Bishop of Beijing on [[May 30]], 1957 at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Moscow by Metropolitan [[Nicholas (Yarushevich) of Krutitsy|Nicholas of Krutitsy and Kolomna]], Archbishop [[Victor (Svyatin) of Krasnodar and Kuban|Victor of Krasnodar and Kuban]] (who was the last head of the Russian Mission to China), and Archbishop Makarius of Mozhiak.
*1957 May 17/30: Archim. Vasily consecrated Bishop of Beijing in the Holy Transfiguration church, Moscow.  The consecrating bishops were Metropolitan Nikolai of Krutitsk and Kolomensk, Archbishop Victor of Krasnodar and Kuban, and Archbishop Makary of Mozhaisk.
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*1962 Jan 3: Bishop Vasily reposes.
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Bp. Basil reposed on [[January 3]], 1962. He was not succeeded due to the anti-Orthodox Christian position of the Chinese government and the persecutions of the Cultural Revolution in 1960s.
  
 
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==External Links==
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==External link==
[http://orthodox.cn/history/beijing/basil_en.htm Biography] on Orthodoxy in China.
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*[http://orthodox.cn/localchurch/beijing/basil_en.htm Bishop Vasily (Yao Shuanglin)] on Orthodoxy in China.
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*[http://www.orthodox.cn/contemporary/20071227synod_en.htm  Journal of the Russian Holy Synod Meeting of December 27, 2007]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:41, June 12, 2019

His Grace Bishop Basil (Shuang) of Beijing was the first ruling bishop of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church.

Biography

Ignaty Shuang, the future bishop, was born in Beijing on December 23, 1888. Little is known about his early life. He later completed theological seminary at the Spiritual Mission, Beijing, and was ordained to the diaconate on May 11, 1915, by Bishop Innocent (Figurovsky).

Dcn Ignaty, after 33 years serving as a deacon, was ordained in 1948 to the priesthood.

On August 30 of that year, he was also tonsured a monk with the name Basil. Hieromonk Basil was then elevated to Hegumen and was appointed spiritual director of Holy Dormition Monastery and Holy Protection Monastery, a male and female monastery, respectively.

In July 1950, Hegumen Basil was elevated to archimandrite, and in December of the same year, Archimandrite Basil was appointed director of the Catechetical School of the Mission, in addition to being made a member of the administration of the East-Asian Exarchate.

Greater honour was to come to Archimandrite Basil when, in 1951, Patriarch Alexius I offered Archim. Basil the bishopric of Tianjin, but this was declined by Archimandrite Basil, who gave the reasons of unworthiness and infirmity (being 69 years old). At this point, Archimandrite Basil was the dean of the Holy Dormition Cathedral, Beijing, and was temporary administrator of the Diocese of Beijing. In February of this year, Archimandrite Basil was appointed a member of the Council of the Spiritual Mission.

As a result of political agreements, during 1956, between the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, all foreign members of the church in China were required to leave the country. Implementing this political edict the Holy Synod of the Church of Russia, on November 23, 1956, granted autonomy to the Church of China. With agreement of the government of the People’s Republic of China, Arch. Basil was consecrated Bishop of Beijing on May 30, 1957 at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Moscow by Metropolitan Nicholas of Krutitsy and Kolomna, Archbishop Victor of Krasnodar and Kuban (who was the last head of the Russian Mission to China), and Archbishop Makarius of Mozhiak.

Bp. Basil reposed on January 3, 1962. He was not succeeded due to the anti-Orthodox Christian position of the Chinese government and the persecutions of the Cultural Revolution in 1960s.

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Basil (Shuang) of Beijing
Preceded by:
Victor (Svyatin)
Bishop of Beijing
1957-1962
Succeeded by:
see vacant
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