and Western Europe", he was also simultaneously appointed as the primate of the diocese of Chersonesus. He temporarily continue[d] to administer the parishes in Italy." "January 3, 2019: Patriarch Kirill elevated him to the dignity of metropolitan at the Kremlin Dormition Cathedral in Moscow, during the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow." Nestor (Sirotenko) [ru] was the previously the primate of the diocese of Chersonesus, but he was replaced by John (Roshchin) by the Holy Synod on 28 December 2018. Metropolitan of Vienna and Budapest On 30 May 2019, the Holy Synod of the ROC decided to appoint archbishop Anthony (Sevryuk) of Vienna and Budapest as primate of the PEWE and of the diocese of Chersonesus. At the same time, John (Roshchin), who was until then the primate of the PEWE and of the diocese of Chersonesus, was appointed as primate of the ROC diocese of Vienna and Budapest to replace archbishop Anthony. In the same decision, Bishop was appointed Bishop of Bogorodsk. On August 30, 2019, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the ROC, he was released from the administration of the Diocese of Budapest and Hungaria with a change of title to "of Vienna and Austria". On March 11, 2020, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the ROC, he was retired with his residence in Moscow. References External links Metropolitan Ioann to head Russian Orthodox in Europe // asianews.it, January 5, 2019 Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodoxy in the United States Eastern Orthodoxy in Austria Eastern Orthodoxy in Hungary 21st-century Eastern Orthodox bishops 1974 births Living people