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Russian archbishop
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Male
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28 January 1961(Kosteryovo)
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The details
Biography
Justinian Ovchinnikov (Russian: Юстиниан Овчинников; born Victor Ivanovich Ovchinnikov, 28 January 1961 in Kosteryovo, Vladimir Oblast) is a high-ranking member of the Russian Orthodox Church. As of March 2010, he holds the title of archbishop of the patriarchal parishes in the United States.
Prior to this appointment, he was head of the Diocese of Tiraspol, in Transnistria (Moldova) and its mother church, the Christmas Church from 1998 to 2010.