Head of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan Participates in Session of the Holy Synod

15 May 2025. Moscow. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia chaired the regular session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the Danilov Monastery.

Opening the session, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the members of the Holy Synod with a brief greeting, after which the Synod proceeded to its scheduled agenda.

Participating in the session were:

Permanent members of the Holy Synod:

Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, Head of the Metropolitan District in the Republic of Kazakhstan; Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan, Head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District; Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga; Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsy and Kolomna, Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolis; Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus; Metropolitan Gregory of Voskresensk, Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate; Metropolitan Nikandr of Vladimir and Suzdal, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Department of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Temporary members of the Holy Synod:

Metropolitan Philaret of Novokakhovka and Genichesk;Metropolitan Ferapont of Kostroma and Nerekhta; Archbishop Mark of Vorkuta and Usinsk; Bishop Tarasiy of Balashov and Rtishchevo; Bishop Tikhon of Ishim and Aromashevo.