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

July 16, 2026, Moscow – At the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the Danilov Monastery, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ presided over the regular meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Opening the session, His Holiness welcomed the members of the Holy Synod and presented the agenda.

The meeting is attended by the permanent members of the Holy Synod: Metropolitan Vladimir of Chișinău and All Moldova; 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 Grigory of Voskresensk, Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate; and Metropolitan Nikandr of Vladimir and Suzdal, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The temporary members of the Holy Synod are Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa, Patriarchal Exarch of Africa; Bishop Stefan of Kanash and Belovolzhsk; Bishop Mitrofan of Gatchina and Luga; Bishop Sergiy of Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik; and Bishop Seraphim of Biysk and Belokurikha.

Source: Patriarchia.ru