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His Eminence Archbishop '''Elisey (Ganaba) of Sourozh''' is the ruling hierarch of the [[Diocese of Sourozh]] in Great Britain and Ireland. The [[diocese]] is under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Russia]].
On [[June 20]], 1987, he joined the brotherhood of [[St. Daniel Monastery (Moscow)|St. Daniel Monastery]] in Moscow and continued his studies at the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]] from which he graduated in 1988.
From [[December 27]], 1988 to [[October 5]], 1992, Fr. Eliseus served as Deputy Chief of the [[Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem]]. On [[January 20]], 1994, he was appointed head of the overseas sector institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On [[October 7]], 2000, Fr. Eliseus was appointed the Representative of Patriarchate of Moscow at the Patriarchate of Antioch in Damascus, Syria. On [[March 12]], 2002, Fr. Eliseus was appointed Head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
{{succession|
before=Platon (Rudnev)|
title=Bishop of Bogorodsk (titular)<br> Vicarvicar of Korsun diocese|years=2006-20102007|
after=?}}
{{succession|
before=[[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh|Anthony (Bloom)]]|
title=Bishop of Sourozh|
years= 20102007-Present|
after=—}}
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==Sources==
*[http://www.sourozh.org/archbishop-of-sourozh/ Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh]
*[http://www.sgois.co.uk/orthodox_news.html Bishop of Sourozh]
*[http://www.sourozh.org/archbishop-of-sourozh-rus/ Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh] In Russian
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category:21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Bogorodsk]]
[[Category: Bishops of Sourozh]]
[[Category: St. Petersburg Academy Graduates]]
