His Eminence Alexander (Ishchein) | |
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Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan | |
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Native name | Александр Геннадьевич Ищеин |
Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
Archdiocese | Baku and Azerbaijan |
In office | January 14, 1999 – June 10, 2021 |
Predecessor | Valentin (Mischuk) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1975 by Anthony (Zavgorodniy) of Stavropol and Baku |
Consecration | January 14, 1999 by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | June 10, 2021 Baku, Azerbaijan | (aged 68)
Buried | Alley of Honor |
Education | Moscow Theological Seminary |
Archbishop Alexander (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Ищеин; 13 June 1952 – 10 June 2021) was an Azerbaijani prelate, who served as the archbishop of Russian Orthodox diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 until his death in 2021.