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His Holiness '''Kyrill I (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 the current Patriarch of [[Church of Russia|Moscow and All Russia]].
==Early career==
==Episcopal career==
In 1976, Kyrill was consecrated Bishop of [[w:Vyborg|Vyborg]]. In 1977, he became Archbishop. Since 1978, he has been the manager of the "Patriarch's parishes in [[w:Finland|Finland]]" (the name of the structures of the Russian Orthodox Church in Finland). In 1984, he became Archbishop of Smolensk and [[w:Vyazma|Vyazma]]. The title was changed to Archbishop of Smolensk and Kaliningrad in 1989. In 1991, he became Metropolitan.