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Metropolitan John | |
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| Metropolitan of Vienna and Budapest | |
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| Native name | Иоанн |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Metropolis | Vienna and Budapest |
| Diocese | Diocese of Vienna and Budapest |
| Appointed | 25 July 2014: administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA 28 December 2018: primate of the PEWE and of the Diocese of Chersonesus 30 May 2019: primate of the diocese of Vienna and Budapest |
| Predecessor | Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA: Justinian (Ovchinnikov) Bishop of Chersonesus: Nestor (Sirotenko) Metropolitan of Chersonesus and Western Europe: office established |
| Successor | Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA: Matthew of Sourozh (temporary administrator since 14 October 2018) Metropolitan of Chersonesus and Western Europe: Anthony (Sevryuk) |
| Previous post(s) | Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA Metropolitan of Chersonesus and Western Europe |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 August 2007 (deacon) by Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad |
| Rank | Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Georgy Yevgenyevich Roshchin October 22, 1974 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Alma mater | Moscow Theological Seminary |
Metropolitan John (secular name Georgy Yevgenyevich Roshchin, Russian: Георгий Евгеньевич Рощин; 22 October 1974) is a retired Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church.
From 2014 to 2018, he served as the US-based titular bishop of Naro-Fominsk, vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. Metropolitan John is also the former administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.