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His Grace [[Bishop]] '''Symeon , the Right Reverend ‘‘‘Simeon (DuRunchen) of Shanghai''' Shanghai’‘’ was one of the [[bishop]]s in of Shanghai of the Autonomous [[Church of China|Chinese Orthodox Church]]during the middle of the twentieth century.

==Timeline==*1865: The Russian Cossack-Albazinian ancestors He and his family escaped miraculously from the mobs of the future bishop settle in Beijing.*1886 Feb 11: Fyodor Du born into the family of a church reader.*1900: Boxer (Yihetuan Movement) Rebellion occurs. His father, close relatives and himself miraculously escape deathof 1900.*1904: Fyodor completes attended theological courses at [[seminary]] at classes of the [[Russian Orthodox Mission in China|Russian Orthodox Mission]], in Beijing. Serves He completed these courses in 1904. After completing his studies he continued his activities at the mission as [[a reader]] and catechist.*In 1908: Fyodor , Bishop [[ordinationInnocent (Figurovsky) of Beijing|ordainedInnocent]] to , chief of the mission, [[diaconateordination|ordained]] by Bishop Fyodor a [[Innocent (Figurovsky) of Beijing|Innocent (Figurovsky)deacon]], at the age of 22. Assigned Bp. Innocent appointed him to Church of serve at the Annunciation at mission metochion of , the Mission Annunciation Church, in Harbin. Serves In addition to his duties as deacon, Fyodor served as a [[missionary]], the treasurer , and manager of the [[parish]]’s office managerin Harbin.*With the arrival of many refugee Christians from Russia in 1919: Dcn Fyodor worked on , he was active in publishing Russian textbooks for Harbian the schoolsin Harbin.*1920-32: Began much His life as a missionary work took him to many cities in China, including Shanghai, Hankou, Haimin, Kaifeng, Zhangde, Weihou, Baodingfuand Mukden, Kalgan, Mukden Qiqihar and some Manchurian stationsas well as to localities in Manchuria.*In 1932: Dcn Fyodor lived , he was assigned to duties in Tianjin.*where, in 1934: Dcn Fyodor , he was elevated to Protodeaconprotodeacon.*On [[September 16]], 1941 Sep 16: Ordained , Dn. Fyodor was ordained to the [[Priestpriest]]hood. Fr Fyodor appointed to and made priest-in-charge of the St Innocent Mission Churchin Tainjin.*In 1943: Elevated , he was elevated to [[Archpriestarchpriest]]and in 1945, he was awarded a “palitza”.*1945: In early 1950, Fr . Fyodor was awarded traveled to the Soviet Union, where he accompanied Patriarch [[EpigonationAlexei I (Simansky) of Moscow|PalitzaAlexei]]to a conference in Tblisi, Georgia, of the Russian, Georgian, and Armenian Churches.  *On [[July 23]], 1950 Jul 23: Tonsured , Fr. Fyodor was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with at [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra|Trinity-Sergius Lavra]] and given the name Symeon.::Jul 25: Elevated Two days later he was raised to the dignity of [[Archimandritearchimandrite]].::Jul On [[July 30: Consecrated to Bishop of Tianjin]], 1950, Arch. Bp Symeon Simeon was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Bishop of Tianjin in the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Annunciation, in Moscow, by . The celebrants in the consecration were: Patriarch [[Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow|Alexei I]], Metropolitan Nikolai Metr. Nicholas of Krutisk and Kolomna, Metropolitan Elevferii Metr. Elevfery of Prague and All-Czechoslovakia, Archbishop Abp. [[Victor (Svyatin) of Krasnodar and Kuban|Victor (Svyatin)of Beijing]] of Beijing and China, Bishop Bp. Flavian of Orlov and Briansk , and Bishop Gavriil Bp. Gabriel of Vologda and Cherepvetsk.::Sep On [[September 26: Bishop Symeon ]], 1950, Bp. Simeon was transferred to be installed as Bishop of Shanghai.*Bp. Simeon reposed on [[March 3]], 1965 Mar 3: Bishop Symeon reposed in the Lord.

*[http://www.orthodox.cn/localchurch/shanghaipozdnyaev/simeondu_en4_en.htm Biography Chinese Orthodox Church on the Path to Autonomy] on Orthodoxy in China.