Metropolitan Alexander (secular name Aleksander Paulus, russian: Александр Карлович Паулус; 15 February 1872 Uus-Vändra Parish (now

Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish ( et, Põhja-Pärnumaa vald) is a rural municipality in Pärnu County.http://www.pparnumaa.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020) Settlements ;Boroughs Pärnu-Jaagupi, Tootsi, Vändra ;Villages There are 86 villages: Aasa, Al ...

Kreis Pernau Kreis Pernau (''Pärnu kreis'', ''Перновский уезд'') was one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate (in present-day southwestern Esto ...

– 18 October 1953

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

) was an Estonian orthodox clergyman. Paulus was the President of the

Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church ( et, Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik; EOC) is an Orthodox church in Estonia under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Under Estonian law it is the legal successor to the pre ...

. From 1920 until 1923, he was the Archbishop of

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

and Estonia. From 1923, he was Metropolitan of Tallinn and the whole of Estonia. He was a member of

IV Riigikogu IV Riigikogu was the fourth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1929 elections (held on 11–13 May 1929). It sat between 15 June 1929 and 14 June 1932, before the next round of elections were he ...

, representing the

Estonian People's Party The Estonian People's Party ( et, Eesti Rahvaerakond, ER) was a centre-right political party in Estonia. History The party was established in March 1919 by a merger of the Estonian Democratic Party and the Estonian Radical Democratic Party.Vin ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paulus, Aleksander 1872 births 1953 deaths People from Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish People from Kreis Pernau Bishops of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Christians from Estonia Estonian People's Party politicians National Centre Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1929–1932 Members of the Estonian National Assembly Members of the Riiginõukogu Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Sweden Eastern Orthodox bishops in Europe