Barsanuphius Sudakov

Barsanuphius Sudakov
Metropolitan Barsanuphius of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga
Native name
Анато́лий Влади́мирович Судако́в
ChurchRussian Orthodox Church
MetropolisMetropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga
In office19 March 2014
PredecessorVladimir (Kotlyarov)
Personal details
BornAnatoly Vladimirovich Sudakov
(1955-06-03) 3 June 1955
Alma materMoscow Theological Seminary

Metropolitan Barsanuphius (Russian: Митрополит Варсонофий, secular name Anatoly Vladimirovich Sudakov, Russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Судако́в; 3 June 1955, Malinovka, Arkadaksky District, Saratov Oblast) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who is serving as the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, head of the Metropolitanate of St. Petersburg. Permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church since March 31, 2009. His name day is April 11 (24) (of St. Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver).