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In 1764, the Province of Revel was added to the St. Petersburg eparchy and the title of the ruling bishop was changed to Archbishop of St. Petersburg and Revel. On [[January 1]], 1775, the extent of the eparchy changed again with the addition of the Eparchy of Novgorod to that of the St. Petersburg. The title of the ruling bishop then became Archbishop of Novgorod and St Petersburg. In 1783, the title of the ruling hierarch was raised to Metropolitan.
As the Church in St. Petersburg matured under the rule of Metr. [[Gavriil (Petrov) of Novgorod and St. Petersburg|Gavriil (Petrov-Shaposhnikov)]], the eparchy became the spiritual center of Russia. The addition of the monasteries on the islands of Valaam and Konevets added to this atmosphere. In 1797, Metr. Gavriil founded the theological academy that would become one of four academies in Russia.
During the nineteenth century the area of the St. Petersburg eparchy under went many changes. In 1803, Estonia and Finland were added to the eparchy. Then, in mid century, first, Estonia, in 1865, was made a separate eparchy, followed in 1892 when Finland and the province of Novgorod were both made separate eparchies. With the changes of 1892, the extent of the eparchy of St. Petersburg was reduced to coincide with the borders of St. Petersburg Province and the title of the ruling hierarch changed to Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga. As 1917 began the number of religious institutions in the eparchy included 790 [[church]]es, sixteen [[monastery|monasteries]], and 465 [[chapel]]s with 1700 clergy and 1629 monastics.
In 1946, after the conclusion of the war, religious life of the city began to recover beginning with the theological academy and seminary that were allowed to re-open in buildings at 17 Obvodny Canal Embankment. By 1949, the number of churches in the eparchy increased to 57, with 16 within the city of Leningrad. Under the persecutions of Nikita Krushchev the number of churches in the eparchy decreased to 47 by 1965. These [[parish]]es were served by 120 priests. In 1963, Metr. [[Nikodim (Rotov) of Leningrad and Novgorod|Nikodim (Rotov)]] was named the ruling hierarch of the eparchy of Leningrad, and with the addition of the Eparchy of Novgorod in 1967, he became Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod, the position he held until his reposed in 1978.
[[Image:KazanCathNorthEntSP.JPG|right|thumb|150px|Kazan Cathedral]]The eparchy began to revive in 1988 under the leadership of Metropolitan [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow|Alexei (Ridiger)]] of Leningrad and Novgorod aided by the government policy of ‘’peristroika’’. On [[December 27]], 1995, Metr. Vladimir (Kotlyarov) of St. Petersburg and Ladoga was named to lead the eparchy that had been returned to an area that consisted only of the Leningrad Region. By 2003, the eparchy had grown to 347 churches and 109 chapels, with 179 churches in re-named St Petersburg, supported by 557 priests. Additionally, there were seven male and four female monasteries, and seventeen representations of monasteries. The parish churches are organized into twenty districts that are headed by [[archpriest]]s, under the supervision of the St. Petersburg Eparchy administration that is led by the metropolitan. The metropolitan is advised by an eparchy council of twelve and seven departments. Since 2000, the main cathedral and seat of the metropolitan of the eparchy is [[Kazan Cathedral (St. Petersburg)|Kazan Cathedral]] in central St. Petersburg.
The eparchy administers through the [[rector]]ship of [[vicar]] Bp. Konstantin (Goryanov) the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]] and Seminary. In 2000, the combined schools graduated 569 students. The eparchy also provides social support through the eparchy hospital that is dedicated to St. Xenia of St. Petersburg, an eparchy alms-house that is dedicated to St. Andrew of Crete, and the House of Compassion. Children’s Orphanage. A number of homeless shelters are also supported.
The eparchy publishes two journals, the ''St. Petersburg Eparchy News'' and ''Church Messenger'', as well as the newspaper ''Orthodoxy and Life''. Additionally, the eparchy administers the ''City of St. Peter Radio''.
==Ruling hierarchsHierarchs==Bishop of St. Petersburg and Schliesselburg 1742-1762* Nikodim I (Srebnitsky) 1742- 1745* Theodosius (Yankovsy) 1745-1750* [[Silvester (Kulyabka) of St. Petersburg|Silvester (Kulyabka)]] 1750-1761* [[Benjamin (Putsek-Grigorovich) of Kazan|Benjamin (Putsek-Grigorovich)]] 1761-1762
Archbishop of St. Petersburg and Revel 1770-1775* [[Gabriel (1764Petrov)of Novgorod|Gabriel (Petrov-Shaposhnikov)]] 1770-1799
Metropolitan of Novgorod and St . Petersburg , Estonia and Vyborg 1799* [[Ambrose (1783Podobedov)*Gavriil of St. Petersburg|Ambrose (Petrov-ShaposhnikovPodobedov) 1770]] 1799-17991818
Metropolitan of Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Estonia and Vyborg 1800-1803
* Ambrose (Podobedov) 1799-1818
Metropolitan of Novgorod and , St. Petersburg (1783), Estonia and Finland 1803-1865*Amvorsy Amborse (Podobedov) 1799-1818*Serafim Michael (Desnitsky) 1818-1821* [[Seraphim (Glagolevsky) of Novgorod and St. Petersburg|Seraphim (Glagolevsky) ]] 1821-1843 * Anthony (Rafalsky) 1843-1848* Nikanor (Klementyevsky) 1848-1856* Grigory (Postnikov) 1856-1860* [[Isidor (Nikolsky) of St. Petersburg and Novgorod|Isidor (Nikolsky)]] 1860-1892 Metropolitan of Novgorod, St Petersburg and Finland 1865-1892
*Isidor (Nikolsky) 1860-1892
Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga (1892)-1914 *[[Pallady (Raev-Pisarev) of St. Petersburg|Pallady (Raev-Pisarev) ]] 1892-1898*[[Anthony (Vadkovsky) of St. Petersburg and Ladoga|Anthony (Vadkovsky) ]] 1898-1912*[[Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich|Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky)]] 1912-1915 Metropolitan of Petrograd and Ladoga 1914-1917*Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) 1912-1915*Pitirim (Oknov) 1915-1917 Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov 1917-1922*[[Benjamin (Kazansky) of Petrograd and Gdovsk|Benjamin (Kazansky)]] 1917-1922 Metropolitan of Leningrad 1926-1927 *[[Joseph (Petrovykh) of Petrograd|Joseph (Petrovyh)]] (1926-27) Metropolitan of Leningrad and Gdov 1928-1933*[[Seraphim (Chichagov) of Leningrad and Gdovsk|Seraphim (Chichagov)]] 1928-1933 Metropolitan of Leningrad 1933-1943*[[Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow|Alexei (Simansky)]] 1933-1945 Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod 1943-1959 *Alexei (Simansky) 1933-1945*[[Grigory (Chukov) of Leningrad|Grigory (Chukov)]] 1945-1955*Elevfery (Vorontsov) 1955-1959 Metropolitan of Leningrad and Ladoga 1959-1967 *Pitirim (Sviridov) 1959-1960*Gury (Yegorov) 1960-1961*[[Pimen I (Izvekov) of Moscow|Pimen (Izvekov)]] 1961-1963*[[Nikodim (Rotov) of Leningrad and Novgorod|Nikodim (Rotov)]] 1963-1978
Metropolitan of Leningrad (19xx)and Novgorod 1967-1990*Nikodim (Rotov) 1963-19671978*Anthony (Melnikov) 1978-1986*[[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow|Alexei (Ridiger)]] 1986-1990
Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod Ladoga (1967)1990-1991*Nikodim [[John (RotovSnychev) 1967-1978*Alexei of St. Petersburg|John (RidigerSnychev) 1988]] 1990-191995
Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga 1991-present*John (Snychev) 1990-1995*Vladimir (Kotlyarov) 1995-present
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