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LIST OF PARISHES, CHURCHES, MONASTERIES, PRAYER HOUSES AND CLERGY

OF THE RUSSIAN SPIRITUAL MISSION IN CHINA AS OF JULY 1, 1950

Name of the church

Date of build

Clergy

Citizenship

Education

and qualification

BEIJING DIOCESE

1. Holy Dormition Cathedral Church in Beijing (Beiping)

1902

Head of the Mission
Archbishop Victor

Soviet citizen

From the 2nd year of Kazan Spiritual Academy

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Fr. Michael Vorontsov

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(From Shanghai) 2nd grade of specialized school

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Fr. Leonid Liu

Chinese

Home education

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Missionary archpriest Michael Ming

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graduated from Missionary seminary

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Deacon Michael Reshetnikov

Soviet citizen

Nonclassical secondary school, military school, missionary courses of Kazan Spiritual Academy

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Hierodeacon Simon

Chinese

Missionary courses

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Deacon Evangel Lu

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Missionary catechist school

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Deacon  Falalei Mao

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Monk Serafim, chief librarian

Soviet citizen

Graduated from secondary school and military school

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Deacon Michael Li

Chinese

Missionary catechist school

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Hegumen Vasily Shuang (from Mukden)

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Missionary seminary

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Hegumen Sadok (disabled)

Soviet citizen

Home education

2. St. Innokenty Church in Beiping

Built in 1902, bishop's house church, made of brick, accommodate 300 people

Conventual community serves there

 

 

3. Church of All Martyrs in Beiping with side-altars: right for St. Simon the Apostle, left for - Holy Protection of Mother of God. On the top floor was altar in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Built in 1902 on the place of the burial of orthodox Chinese killed in 1900. Holy Protection monastery is attached to this church. Church accommodates up to 400 people.

Hegumeness nun Fiva,

nun Feodora,

nun Raphaila,

nun Nonna,

nun Ioanna and 3 more Russian nuns

Chinese

Russians

Home education except for Mother Raphaila, who has secondary education. All elderly Russian nuns have receipts of Soviet Consulate.

4. Presentation of Our Lord Church in Beiping

Russian embassy church, opened  in 1736 by archimandrite Ilarion

Under jurisdiction of USSR consulate (located on the territory of embassy) – divine services are not conducted here from 1923

 

 

5. Our Lady of Kazan icon church in Beiping

Opened in 1930 in premises hiring

Conventual community and clergy of Mission serve there

 

 

6. St. Seraphim church in Beiping

At the Russian cemetery, accommodates up to 400 people.

Conventual community and clergy of Mission serve there 

 

 

7. St John the Theologian Church in Dongdin’an (near Beijing)

Destroyed (was built in 1902)

 

 

 

8. In the mountains of Xishan mission church

Destroyed (was made of bricks, built in 1902)

Conventual community serves there

 

 

9. Transfiguration of the Savior church in Beidaihe

Opened in 1904 (made of bricks, accommodates 100 people)

Conventual community serves there

 

 

10. Prayer house in Shipu

Opened in 1922. Since 1940 is closed due to military reasons.

 

 

 

11. St. Alexander Nevsky church in Hankou city

Built in 1885, made of bricks, accommodates up to 300 people.

The rector, protopriest Vladimir Yakushev

Soviet citizen

Graduated from military school and missionary courses

12. St. Nikolas prayer house in Kalgan town

Opened in 1938 in premises hiring (closed due to military reasons)

 

 

 

TIANJIN DIOCESE

13. The Protection of the Theotokos Cathedral in Tianjin

 

Built with red bricks in 1941, accommodates up to 1500 people, two side-altars (not consecrated yet). The church was built instead of destroyed by Japanese in 1939 memorial church dedicated to Russian soldiers died in 1901 near Tianjin

The rector, mitred protopriest Valentin Sinayskiy

 

 

Protodeacon Ioann De

Soviet citizen

 

 

Chinese

Studied in theological seminary

 

 

Finished school

14. St. Nikolas Church in Tianjin

Opened in 1944, belongs to Cathedral, brick building, accommodates up to 1000 people.

Clergy of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Cathedral

 

 

15. St. Serafim prayer house in Tianjin

Opened in 1924 in premises hiring at the House of Charity. Accommodates up to 200 people.

 

 

 

16. All Saints Church in Tianjin

Located on territory of Russian cemetery. Made of bricks. Accommodates 50 people.

Clergy of the Protection of the Theotokos Cathedral

 

 

17. St. Innokenty prayer house in Tianjin

Opened in 1929 in premises hiring for Chinese

The rector protopriest Feodor Dubinin (as a candidate to become second vicar with title Tianjin)

Chinese

Finished missionary courses in seminary

MUKDEN DIOCESE

18. Not-Made-by-Hand icon of the Savior memorial church in Mukden

Opened in 1901 on the military cemetery. Made of stone. Accommodates up to 50 people.

The rector protopriest  Iuda Prikhodko

Soviet citizen 

Seminary teacher

19. St. Nikolas prayer house in Changchun

Opened in 1922 out of the military church in in premises hiring (closed due to modern time circumstances).

 

 

 

20. Prayer house in Damba township

Opened in 1938 city in premises hiring (closed due to circumstances of wartime)

Belongs to Changchun church

 

 

21. Prayer house in Girin town

Opened in 1923 in premises hiring (closed due to circumstances of wartime)

Belongs to Changchun church

 

 

DALIAN DIOCESE

22. St. Michael the Archangel church in Dalny (Dalian)

Opened in 1912. Made of bricks.

Accommodates up to 150 people, on the military cemetery.

The rector protopriest  Marin Korovin

Psalm-reader Pyotr Yakovlev

Soviet citizen 

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Graduated from Harbin ;divinity school;;

23.  St. Alexander Nevsky prayer house in Dalny

Opened in 1947. Made of stone.

The rector protopriest  Alexander Lukin

Soviet citizen

Graduated from Orenburg theological seminary

24. Tabinskaya icon of Holy Virgin in Kakagashi (夏家河子 Xiàjiāhézi, near Dalian)

Opened in 1938 in premises hiring (closed due to circumstances of wartime).

 

 

 

25. Chapel on military cemetery in Port-Arthur

Opened in 1905. Made of bricks.

Accommodates up to 200 people.

Belongs to Michael the Archangel church in Dalian

 

 

QINGDAO DIOCESE

26. St. Sophia Church in Qingdao

Made of bricks. Built in 1927. Accommodates up to 350 people.

Rector priest Filipp Osipov

Psalm-reader of eparchy Grigory Viborov

Soviet citizen 

 

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High education.

Former director of the gymnasium. Serious worker.

27. St. Panteleimon church in Laoshan mountains

Made of bricks. Built in 1940 in health center for tuberculosis patients.

Clergy of St. Sophia Church in Qingdao (during the war wasn’t open), county school

 

 

28. St. Nikolas prayer house in Qiufu

Opened in 1928 in premises hiring (closed due to circumstances of wartime).

 

 

 

HONG KONG DIOCESE

29. Sts. Peter and Paul prayer house in Hong Kong

Opened in 1934 in premises hiring.

Rector protopriest Dmitry Uspenskiy (man of courage and Orientalist scholar)

Soviet citizen 

 

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Oriental institute

30. Unexpected joy icon of Holy Virgin church in Guangzhou city

Opened in 1934. Right of ownership. Accommodates up to 50 people.

Vacant

 

 

31. Holy Trinity prayer house in Macao city

Opened in 1934 in private house.

Belongs to Hong Kong church

 

 

32. Prayer house in Amoy city.

Opened in 1934 in private house.

Belongs to Hong Kong church

 

 

SHANGHAI DIOCESE

33. Holy Virgin Cathedral in Shanghai

Built in 1932, made of bricks. Accommodates up to 1500 people.

Rector protopriest Michael Rogozhin

Soviet citizen 

Graduated from the Theological seminary.

34. Holy Archangels Church in Shanghai

Built in 1929, but because of decay in 1942 was destroyed and started building new one. Hierarch church.

 

 

 

35. St. Nicholas Church in Shanghai

Built in 1933 on the rented land. Rent period finished at 1942. Now the trial about the right of rent is conducted.

Rector protopriest Alexey Filimonov

Deacon Boris Kraner

Priest Mikhail Levitsky

Deacon Alexei Bobrov

Soviet citizen 

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Graduated from the Theological seminary. 

Studied at the Commercial school

Studied at the Theological seminary

Graduated from School of mines

36. St. Holy Virgin and St. Andrey Church on Rayside in Shanghai

Opened in 1946 in premises hiring.

 

 

 

 

37. Holy Resurrection Church on Rayside in Shanghai

Opened in 1938 in premises hiring.

All these prayer houses were closed by bishop Ioann before his escape from Shanghai

 

 

38. Holy Virgin prayer house in Shanghai

Opened in 1931 in premises hiring at the old women living house.

 

39. St. Sofia, Vera, Nadezhda, Liubov church in Shanghai

Opened in 1920 in premises hiring at girls' gymnasium.

 

40. Great martyr St. Dmitry of Solunsky church in Shanghai

Opened in 1935 at the commercial school.

 

41. St. Tikhon wonderworker of Zadonsk church in Shanghai

Opened in 1936 at the orphanage.

 

42. Vladimir Holy Virgin icon church in Shanghai

Opened in 1935 at the nunnery in premises hiring. The monastery is a division of Harbin nunnery. From 1941 year belongs to the Mission.

 

XINJIANG DIOCESE

43. St. Nikolas church in Yining (Kuldzha)

 

Protopriest Dimitry Mlodzyanovskiy

Priest Dmitry Lubov

Soviet citizen 

Seminary

Mining School

44. Prayer house in Kuldzha

 

Protopriest Pavel Kochunovskiy

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Theological Seminary

45. St. Nikolas prayer house in Urumqi

 

Priest Evfimy Timakov

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Theological school

46. Holy Spirit church in Urumqi

 

Protopriest Gennady Krasov

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Home education

47. The Protection of the Theotokos prayer house in Lovsugou

 

 

 

 

AUSTRALIA DIOCESE

48. Church in premises hiring in Sydney

From 1941 no information.

Archimadrite Feodor

Priest Innokenty Serishev

 

Medical assistant school

Oriental institute

49. Church at the Russian social organization in Brisbane

From 1941 no information.

Protopriest Valentin Antoniev

 

Spiritual education

KOREA

50. Property “Novina” Holy Resurrection church

House church, one-altar church, built in 1939 thanks to zeal of brothers Yankovsky (no information for now)

Rector protopriest Ioann Trostinskiy

 

Voronezh theological seminary

JAPAN

51.Dormition prayer house in Kobe

Built in 1931, wooden (no information for now)

Rector protopriest Grigory Hodakovskiy

 

Spichinetsk theological seminary

METOCHIONS OF RUSSIA

52. St. Innokenty Cathedral in Manzhouli with side altar dedicated to St. Sergiy of Radonezh

Opened in 1906. Accommodates up to 1000 people

Rector archimandrite Ivsif  - monk from youth

Soviet citizen 

Home education

 

53. Holy Mother of God Church in Hailar

Opened in 1927. Accommodates up to 400 people

Who the rector now is unknown

 

 

54. Annunciation Church in Harbin

Opened in 1939. Accommodates 1,500 people.

Rector protopriest Daniel He

Priest Gennady Galushko

Deacon  Ioann Chonov

Archimandrite Polycarp

Chinese

Soviet citizen  - // -

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Mission’s seminary

Home education

;             ;

;Compiled by;

;Archbishop Victor;

;August 1950 ;