Archbishop Apollinariĭ papers, 1874-1935

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Summary

Creators:
Apollinariĭ, Archbishop of North America and Canada, 1874-1933
Abstract:
Diaries, correspondence, and speeches and writings, relating to the Russian Orthodox Church and to Russian émigré affairs.
Extent:
2 microfilm reels (0.3 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Archbishop Apollinariĭ papers [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

These papers reflect the ecclesiastical career path of Archbishop Apollinarii (Koshevoi), beginning with his educational formation in pre-Revolutionary Russia to emigration, first in Serbia, then Jerusalem, Palestine, and, finally, as Archbishop of North America and Canada. His assignments, both in Jerusalem and North America, coincided with difficult jurisdictional controversies, especially on the North American continent. His Correspondence reveals a lively exchange with both clergy and parishioners in the U.S. and Canada, and includes directives, ukazy, and ecclesiastical documents forwarded to him from the ecclesiastical administration of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in Belgrade, Serbia.

Detailed processing and preservation microfilming for these materials were made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and by matching funds from the Hoover Institution and the Holy Trinity Seminary. The grant also provides depositing a microfilm copy in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The original materials remain in the Holy Trinity Seminary Archives as its property. A transfer table indicating corresponding box and reel numbers is appended to this register. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1874 October 16
Born, Valok, Poltava guberniia, Russia
1888
Graduated, Romenskoe dukhovnoe uchilishche
1894
Graduated, Poltavskaia dukhovnaia seminariia
1898
Tonsured monk and ordained hierodeacon
1905
Graduated, Kievskaia dukhovnaia akademiia
1917
Ordained bishop of Belgorod
1922
Sent to Jerusalem to oversee the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission
1924
Arrives in New York, Bishop of Winnipeg
1927
Bishop of North America and San Francisco
1929
Archbishop of North America and Canada
1933 June 19
Died, New York, NY
1965
Reburial, Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY

Andrei Vasil'evich Koshevoi was born in Valok, Russia, in the Poltava guberniia, on October 16, 1874. He grew up in a pious Russian Orthodox family, went through the traditional theological education, graduating from the Romenskoe dukhovnoe uchilishche in 1888 and the Poltavskaia dukhovnaia seminariia in 1894. Early on, Koshevoi chose his path, and in 1898 he was tonsured a monk by his spiritual mentor Archbishop Antonii (Khrapovitskii), given the name Apollinarii, and subsequently ordained. He then continued his education at the famous Kievskaia dukhovnaia akademiia, graduating in 1905.

In 1917, Apollinarii (Koshevoi) was consecrated bishop of Belgorod, having spent the preceding years teaching and carrying out administrative functions at theological institutions. Archbishop Apollinarii arrived in Serbia in 1920, as a result of the Russian Revolution, and was sent to Jerusalem in 1922 to oversee the activities of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission. Two years later, he arrived in New York, having been assigned as vicar bishop to Metropolitan Platon (Rozhdestvenskii). Although his time in the United States coincided with difficult jurisdictional controversies, he played an important role in the formation of Russian Orthodox parishes there. From 1929 to 1933, he was archbishop of North America and Canada; he died in New York in 1933.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2008
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into six series: Biographical file, Diaries, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Russian Ecclesiastical Mission File, and Printed matter

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Archbishop Apollinariĭ papers [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
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