Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' , also known as the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, is the official title of the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is often preceded by the honorific "His Holiness". While the patriarch as the diocesan bishop of the Moscow diocese has direct canonical authority over Moscow only, he has a number of church-wide administrative powers within and in accordance with the charter of the Russian Orthodox Church. The patriarchate was established in Moscow in 1589: the first was Patriarch Job. Abolished in 1721 by Peter the Great, the patriarchate was restored on October 28 (November 10), 1917, by decision of the All-Russian Local Council. Kirill of Moscow became patriarch in 2009.