Justinian (Ovchinnikov) of Kalmykia and Elista

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Justinian (Ovchinnikov) of Naro-Fominsk

His Eminence, the Most Reverend Justinian (Ovchinnikov), (Russian:Юстиниан Овчинников), Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk, is the Administrator of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA that consists of the parishes in the United States that are directly under the canonical authority of the Church of Russia.

Life

Abp. Justinian was born on January 28, 1961 in Kosteryovo, Vladimir Oblast. Prior to his assignment to the United States in 2010 he was the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Tiraspol.

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