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Lazar Shvets

1939 – 2026

Russian priest

Eastern Orthodox bishopMetropolitan

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About Lazar Shvets

Lived 1939 – 2026 (aged 86). Lazar Shvets was a Polish, Russian and Ukrainian eastern Orthodox bishop and metropolitan.

Lazar Filippovich Shvets (; 22 April 1939 – 17 January 2026) was a Russian Orthodox bishop.

Biography Shvets was born in Komarin, Volyn Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union on 22 April 1939. He entered the Dormition Zhirovitsky Monastery as a teenager. In 1957, he entered the Minsk Theological Academy. From 1958 to 1961 he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

He held a number of titles throughout his life, including Metropolitan of Simferopol and Crimea (1992–2023), head of the Crimean Metropolis (2022–2023) and Rector of the Taurida Theological Seminary (2006–2022).

In 2012, Ukraine awarded him the Badge of Honor "For Loyalty to Duty" (3 July 2012, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine).

Shvets died on 17 January 2026, at the age of 86.

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Important facts

Born

22 April 1939, Komaryn

Birth century

20th century

Died

17 January 2026, Simferopol

Occupation

Eastern Orthodox bishop, metropolitan

Nationality

Poland, Soviet Union, Ukraine

Education

Saint Petersburg Theological Academy, Odesa Theological Seminary

Awards

Order of Friendship of Peoples; Order of Friendship; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class; Order of Merit, 1st class; Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 3rd class; Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class; Honorary citizen of Simferopol; Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class; State Prize of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; For valiant work; Order “For fidelity to duty”

Also known as

Rostyslav Pylypovyč Švecʹ

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lazar Shvets?

Russian priest

When was Lazar Shvets born?

Lazar Shvets was born on 22 April 1939 in Komaryn.

When did Lazar Shvets die?

Lazar Shvets died on 17 January 2026 in Simferopol.

What was Lazar Shvets's occupation?

Lazar Shvets was an eastern Orthodox bishop and metropolitan.

What nationality was Lazar Shvets?

Lazar Shvets was Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lazar Shvets

· Wikidata: Q4252960

· DBpedia: Lazar Shvets

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