St. Innocent of Irkutsk (Russian: Иннокентий Иркутский c. 1680-November 27 1731) was a missionary to Siberia and the first bishop of Irkutsk in Russia.In 1721 he was consecrated bishop of Pereyaslavl in preparation for his leadership of the Orthodox mission to China. As a bishop he was not permitted entry to China and was therefore appointed to the see of Irkutsk in 1727.
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