His Apostolic Highness Rutherford I of Rome-Ruthenia is the Prince-Bishop of Rome-Ruthenia, Papa-Catholicos of the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, and Supreme Pontiff of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church.  He is an accomplished leader, educator, and clergyman with more than a quarter-century of international diplomatic and executive experience. The Archfather focuses on empowering others to build transformational collaborations while improving the quality of lives. In his office, Bishop Rutherford is 266th in succession from St. Peter the Apostle as Prince of the Romans and 74th Grand Duke of Ruthenia, 142nd in Gallican-Antioch succession from St. Peter, 169th in Greco-Russian succession from St. Andrew the First-Called, and 116th in Syrian-Antioch succession from St. Thomas the Apostle.

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