His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia passed away in the Lord

His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia, 79, died on 5 December 2008.

Session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church will take place on December 6 to elect Patriarchal Locum Tenens who will chair the Memorial Commission.

The Holy Synod will announce the time of the funeral of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy.

• Head of the Russian State and Chairman of the Russian Government laid flowers on the tomb of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Yelokhovo on the fortieth day since his demise
• Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne celebrates requiem service
• His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II is buried in the Yelokhovo Cathedral
• Funeral service for His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia was celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
• Parastas memorial service conducted at the coffin of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy
• Telegram of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
• The first liturgy for the repose of the deceased Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated at his coffin at the Church of Christ the Saviour
• Head of the Russian State signs decree on Organizational Arrangements with Regard to the Demise of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia
• Proceedings No. 94 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008
• Patriarchal Locum Tenens says the Office for the Dead at the coffin of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia in the Church of Christ the Saviour
• Proceedings No. 93 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008
• Proceedings No. 92 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008
• Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod elects Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad as Patriarchal Locum Tenens
• Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod completes its session
• Requiem services for recently-deceased Patriarch Alexy held at patriarchal residence at Peredelkino
• His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia passed away in the Lord