'''Nikephoros Theotokis''' or '''Nikiforos Theotokis''', (Greek: Νικηφόρος Θεοτόκης, Russian: Никифор Феотоки) was a Greek scholar and [[theologian]] of the late eighteenth century, who became an [[archbishop]] in the southern provinces of the Russia. A learned man - a polymath, he has been respected in Greece as one of the "Teachers of the Nation".<ref>[http://www.corfunext.com/literature_corfu.htm Corfu Greece - Literature]</ref> He is especially noted for his efforts while an archbishop in Russia of initiating a program for legalizing [[Old Believers|Old Believer]] churches and form of worship within the official [[Russian Orthodox Church]].