Bishop of Novokuznetsk and Tashtagol Vladimir performed a funeral service for the victims of road accidentstranslated

On November 15, 2026, on the World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents, Bishop Vladimir of Novokuznetsk and Tashtagol celebrated the Litiya at the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral in Novokuznetsk.

His Eminence was served by:

dean of the 1st Novokuznetsk district, rector of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Novokuznetsk - Hieromonk Mark (Chervov);

full-time cleric of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Novokuznetsk - Archpriest Maxim Matveev;

full-time cleric of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Novokuznetsk - Priest John Merkulov;

full-time cleric of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Novokuznetsk - priest Maxim Shumailov;

The full-time clergyman of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Novokuznetsk is Deacon Alexander Kosmynin.

At the end of the Litiya, the bishop addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word and expressed condolences to the family members of the victims.

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is observed every third Sunday in November. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, on this day in the churches of the Russian Orthodox Church commemorations are held for all those killed in road accidents.

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