Nicander Pilishin
Nikandr Pilishin | |
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| Metropolitan | |
Metropolitan Nicander at Kitovras book festival in Vladimir. 2025. | |
| Native name | Никандр (Пилишин) |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| See | Vladimir |
| Predecessor | Tikhon (Emelyanov) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 December 2016 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergei Sergeevich Pilishin 9 September 1986 |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Mining University South Russian State Polytechnic University Moscow Theological Academy |
Metropolitan Nicander (Russian: Митрополит Никандр, secular name Sergey Sergeyevich Pilishin, Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Пили́шин; born September 9, 1986, Shakhty, Rostov Oblast) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal since December 27, 2024. He is also chairman of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate since 2023 and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ex officio since 2024.