Photo: Пресс-служба Ставропольской Епархии from Ставрополь, Россия, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

Tikhon

Russian bishop and writer

Metropolitan Tikhon (Russian: Митрополит Тихон, secular name Georgiy Alexandrovich Shevkunov, Russian: Георгий Александрович Шевкунов; born 2 July 1958 in Moscow) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and a popular writer. He is the Metropolitan of Pskov and Porkhov; in October 2023 it was reported that he was to be moved to the Diocese of Simferopol and Crimea.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Tikhon (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 2, 1958.¹

About

From 2015 to 2018 he was the head of the Western Vicariat of Moscow city.

He was superior of the Sretensky Monastery in Moscow from 1995 to 2018. Tikhon is often referred to as the personal confessor of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tikhon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

pravoslavie.ruChair Dec 29, 1999 to now¹³
pravoslavie.ruFounder¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedGerasimov Institute of Cinematography³

Career

Occupation: bishop, film director, writer, metropolitan, Eastern Orthodox priest.⁹

Since 1999Chair, pravoslavie.ru⁸
Date not recordedFounded pravoslavie.ru⁴
Date not recordedBishop⁵
Date not recordedChair, Metropolitanate of Pskov⁶
Date not recordedChair, Simferopol-Crimea Eparchy⁷

Personal life

BornJul 2, 1958, Moscow¹⁰
CitizenshipRussia¹¹

Awards

2025State Prize of Russia in Culture¹²
2015State Prize of Russia in Culture¹²
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class¹²
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 1st class¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow¹²
Date not recordedOrder of St. Nestor the Chronicler¹²
Date not recordedOrder of St. Prince Vladimir¹²
Date not recordedOrder of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class¹²

More awards (5)

Date not recordedOrder of St. Sergius of Radonezh 3rd class¹²
Date not recordedOrder of St. Sergius of Radonezh¹²
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles (3rd class)¹²
Date not recordedRussian Award “The best books, publishing houses, projects”¹²
Date not recordedRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude¹²

Sources

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WikidataTikhon on Wikidata
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WikipediaTikhon on Wikipedia
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WikidataTikhon: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: Founded pravoslavie.ru, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: Bishop, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: Chair, Metropolitanate of Pskov, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: Chair, Simferopol-Crimea Eparchy, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: Chair, pravoslavie.ru, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataTikhon: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidatapravoslavie.ru, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsTikhon photo by Пресс-служба Ставропольской Епархии from Ставрополь, Россия, CC BY 2.0