The Holy Synod elected the Bishop of Yenisei and Lesosibirsktranslated

On October 22, at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia headed the next meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Holy Synod made a number of personnel decisions. Thus, according to the decision of October 22, 2026 (magazine No. 76), Hieromonk Panteleimon (Ledin), a clergyman of the Pskov diocese, was elected Bishop of Yenisei and Lesosibirsk. The place of the naming and ordination of Hieromonk Panteleimon as a bishop, upon his elevation to the rank of archimandrite, is left to the discretion of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill.

Hieromonk Panteleimon was born on December 5, 1975. He took monastic vows on June 19, 2026, was ordained as a deacon on October 11, 1998, and as a priest on February 6, 2005.

Previously, the temporary administration of the Yenisei diocese was entrusted to Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk.