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Title: Archbishop Apollinarii (Koshevoi) papers
Date (inclusive): 1874-1935
Collection Number: 2008C43
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
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2 microfilm reels
(0.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, and speeches and writings, relating to the Russian Orthodox Church and to Russian émigré affairs.
Creator:
Apollinariĭ, Archbishop of North America and Canada, 1874-1933
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2008
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[Identification of item], Archbishop Apollinarii papers [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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A portion of the collection is available on Microfilm
Location of Original Materials
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York
Chronology
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 |
Biography
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into six series: Biographical file, Diaries, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Russian Ecclesiastical
Mission File, and Printed matter
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Russians -- United States
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Russians -- Canada
Russkai͡a pravoslavnai͡a t͡serkovʹ