Advanced training courses were held on the topic “Effective organization of the work of judges of diocesan courts”translated

Archpriest Dimitry Zvezdilin, rector of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Priozersk and Archpriest Oleg Gerasimov, rector of the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa” in Kerro, Toksovsky deanery, as part of the delegation of the Vyborg diocese, took part in advanced training courses on the topic “Effective organization of the work of judges of diocesan courts.”

The training took place on the basis of the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies named after Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-the-Apostles in Moscow. During the course, the clergy became familiar with current methods of organizing legal proceedings, studied canonical norms and practical aspects of considering cases, and also exchanged experience with colleagues from other dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The acquired knowledge and skills will make it possible to improve the work of the diocesan court and ensure better application of church canons in modern conditions.