The Bishops' Council of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis was held in Krasnoyarsktranslated

On October 22, a meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis was held in the Bishops' House of Krasnoyarsk, chaired by Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk. Bishop Agafangel of Norilsk and Turukhansk, Bishop Seraphim of Minusinsk and Kuraginsk, and Bishop Vyacheslav of Kansk and Boguchansky took part in the meeting.

The meeting opened with the prayer “To the Heavenly King,” after which the head of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis addressed the audience with an opening speech. During the work of the council, the archpastors discussed a number of important issues of church life.

Bishop Agafangel was appointed head of the College of Departments of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis. Those gathered also discussed the possibility of changing the list of saints of the Council of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis and the creation of the Councils of Saints of the Norilsk and Kansk dioceses, entrusting the study of this issue to Bishop Vyacheslav, who heads the Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis, for approval by the Holy Synod.

In addition, members of the council considered preparations for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. Luke of Crimea, which will be celebrated in 2027, and the 80th anniversary of His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and all...