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Added Fr. Mitrophan's by Bp. Nicholas asfirst Chinese priest
*1878: Fr. Vladimir Sokolovsky, a graduate of [[Kazan Theological Academy|Kazan Academy]] becomes dean of the Russian language school at Kanda Surugadai.
*1880: Archimandrite Nicholas is consecrated Bishop of Revel, an auxiliary of the Archdiocese Riga. Bp. Nicholas established the [[Tokyo Orthodox Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)|Tokyo Seminary]] by merging the mission and language schools.
*1882: Bp. Nicholas of Japan ordained the first Chinese Orthodox priest, Fr. Mitrophan Yang, for the Russian Orthodox Mission in Beijing, China, on June 29, 1882 in Tokyo, Japan.
*1883: The Orthodox Church in Japan was served by 311 Japansese priests and 106 evangelists.
*1884: Ground at Kanda Surugadai were blessed for the erection of a cathedral.