Abbots

Abbots of The Valaam Monastery from time of restoration after centuries of desolation.

Efrem - from 1754 to 1781 (27 years)

Nazarius - from 1781 to 1801 (20 years) ( portrait)

Innocent - from 1801 to 1823 (22 years)( portrait)

Jonathan I - from 1823 to 1830 (7 years)

Barlaam - from 1830 to 1833 (3 years)( portrait)

Benjamin - from 1833 to 1839 (6 years)

Damascene - from 1839 to 1881 (42 years) ( photo)

Jonathan II - from 1881 to 1891 (10 years)( photo)

Gabriel - from 1891 to 1903 (12 years) ( photo)

Vitaly - from 1903 to 1905 (2 years) ( photo)

Papnutius - from 1905 to 1907 (2 years)

Mavriky - from 1907 to 1918 (11 years)

Paulinus - from 1918 to 1933 (15 years) ( photo)

Chariton - from 1933 to 1947 (14 years) - The beginning of New-Valaam Monastery in the year 1941, Papinieemi, Finland ( photo)

Ieronim - from 1948 to 1952 (4 years)

Nestor - from 1952 to 1967 (15 years)

Sympforian - from 1967 to1979 (12 years)

Panteleimon - from 1980 to 1996 (16 years)

Sergius - from 1997

The restoration of Valaam Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration of the Saviour on Valaam island.

Viktor - from 1989 to 1990 (1 year) (nowadays Bishop of Podolsk).

Andronicus - from 1990 to 1993 (3 years)

Pankraty - from 1993 to present.