Siluyan (Kilin)

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Siluyan (Kilin)
Archbishop of Novosibirsk
Siluyan in 2004
Native name
Силуян
Orders
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Birth nameSimon Afinogenovich Kilin
Born(1939-05-15)15 May 1939
Podoinikovo, Pankrushikhinsky District, Altai Krai, Soviet Union
Died5 November 2021(2021-11-05) (aged 82)
Novosibirsk, Russia
NationalityRussian

Archbishop Siluyan (Kilin) (Russian: Силуян (Килин), secular name Simon Afinogenovich Kilin, Russian: Си́мон Афиноге́нович Ки́лин; 15 May 1939 – 5 November 2021), was a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church (RORC). He was the Old Believer archbishop of Novosibirsk, beginning in 2015.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Иерархи Русской Православной Старообрядческой Церкви" (in Russian). Mitropoliya. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.