September 6 - memory of Bishop of Chernigov and Nizhyn Sergius (Sokolov)translated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Today we remember Bishop Sergius (Sokolov), whose episcopal service began in Kazan. From May 11, 1888 to February 2, 1891, he was Bishop of Cheboksary, vicar of the Kazan diocese. In the world, Bishop Sergius bore the name Ivan Ivanovich Sokolov.

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Ольга Марченко

It is interesting that he began his priestly ministry in Kazan, and then became the bishop of Cheboksary. Ivan Ivanovich Sokolov is such a simple worldly name, like our neighbor from Vinnytsia. And you don't know why he was then transferred to Chernihiv?

Ольга Бойко

It is interesting that you mentioned Vinnytsia - my relatives lived there, they had really simple names, like Ivan Ivanovich's. As for the transfer to Chernihiv, it seems that this happened already in 1893, when he became the bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn. Maybe one of the older parishioners remembers a more precise reason?

Галина Марченко

It is interesting that in the world he was just Ivan Ivanovich Sokolov, like our neighbor Uncle Vanya from Poltava. Olga, don't you remember how many years he served in Chernihiv? Maybe one of the elders in our parish heard about him from their grandmothers.

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