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'''Bishop John''' (secular name '''Georgy Yevgenyevich Roshchin''', {{lang-ru|Георгий Евгеньевич Рощин}}; 22 October 1974) is priest a [[bishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and elected bishop of [[w:Naro-Fominsk|Naro-Fominsk]], Administrator of the [[w:Patriarchal Parishes in the USA|Patriarchal Parishes in the USA]].
== Biography ==
He graduated from the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary]] and [[Moscow Theological Academy]].
In 1996-1997, worked as an employee of the Patriarchate of Moscow Publishing Council. In 1997, he joined the staff of the Patriarchate of Moscow Synodal Department for External Church Relations.
A Holy Synod decision on 25 July 2014 (Journal Number 66) elected him as Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, and vicar bishop of the Diocese of Moscow with the title “Naro-Fominsk”.
On August 1st, the Feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia served the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. George the Great Martyr at Poklonnaya Hill. This date commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Russia's entry into the First World War. During the Divine Liturgy Patriarch Kirill led the Episcopal Consecration of Archimandrite John (Roshchin) as Bishop of Naro-Fominsk. == Sources Source ==
* [http://mospatusa.com/news_140801_1.html Archimandrite John (Roshchin) Consecrated to the Episcopacy]
==External link==
*[http://mospatusa.com/bishopjohnbiography.html Official biography]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Naro-Fominsk]]
[[Category:21st-century bishops]]
