Paul Ponomaryov

Metropolitan Paul (, , secular name Georgiy Vasilevich Ponomaryov, ; born 19 February 1951) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna, Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolitanate, and Permanent Member of the Holy Synod since 15 April 2021.

Biography Metropolitan Paul was born on 19 February 1952 in Karaganda.

In 1973–1976, he attended the Moscow Theological Seminary. In 1980 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy with a degree in theology. Metropolitan Paul was assigned to the Krasnodar and Kuban Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church effective August 26, 2020.