Aleksandr (Ishein)

Archbishop Alexander (; 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.

Biography Born on June 13, 1952, in Yaroslavl, his mother was a teacher, father was a worker. He spent his childhood in Rostov and Yaroslavl. From adolescence, he took an interest in Russian Orthodox Church and studied church literature collected by his grandfather. In 1969 he graduated from high school and entered the Leningrad Chemical and Pharmaceutical Institute.

In 1973–1974 he did military service in the ranks of the Soviet Armed Forces. He was elevated to the rank of archbishop on July 18, 2012, by Patriarch Kirill.

Death He died from COVID-19 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 10, 2021, three days before his 69th birthday. He was buried on June 13, 2021. in Alley of Honor.

Awards

Ecclesiastical Order of the Cross of St. Euphrosyne of the Polotsk Belarusian Orthodox Church (June 24, 2012) Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 2nd degree. Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 3rd degree Order of St. Mark of Ephesus, 1st class

Secular Shohrat Order (June 12, 2002, Azerbaijan) Dostlug Order (June 11, 2012, Azerbaijan) Order of Friendship (April 10, 2017, Russia) Honorary Diploma of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (November 16, 2015)