Metropolitan Evgeny participated in the work of the courses for the professional development of newly appointed archbishops at the Moscow Theological Academy.translated

The President of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechesis, Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeny, participated in the work of the courses for the professional development of newly appointed archbishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, which took place at the Moscow Theological Academy from October 26 to October 30, 2026. Bishop Evgeny spoke to the priests about the activities of the department. The program of the courses was oriented towards practical issues of archiepiscopal service and diocesan administration. Lectures were given by heads of synodal institutions, metropolitans, and specialists from various fields.

— Personnel is everything. Each year, the Church is replenished with newly appointed diocesan leaders—bishops. They bear the highest responsibility for all aspects of diocesan life. Where can they draw experience and wisdom for administration? One of the sources is the courses for newly appointed archbishops.

I delivered a lecture on educational tasks and the resources that have been formed in the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechesis. Despite this being the concluding lecture—last session of the day, and the entire cycle—I saw attentive eyes, heard penetrating...