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Decisions of the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchatetranslated

July 16, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 16, 2026, in the Patriarchal and Synodal residence at the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, His Beatitude Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Mr. Cyril presided over the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, which was informed about the agenda and took a number of decisions. Initially, the Holy Synod was informed by His Beatitude about the pastoral visits he made to Belarus and other provinces of Russia, as well as about the work of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council during the first half of 2026.

The Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate also proceeded with the elections of Metropolitans and Bishops as well as the canonization of local Saints of the Church in Russia.

Among other things, finally, the Venerable Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, Mr. Antonios, informed the Holy Synod about his visits to Jordan, Italy, Egypt and Ethiopia.

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Katherine Johnson

Interesting to see the Synod handled bishop elections and local saints' canonizations in one go. The Patriarch's visits to Belarus and the Russian provinces sound like a full schedule. Did they mention any of the new saints' names?

Christopher Wilson

The elections and canonizations together do make sense — they often batch those at the summer sessions. No specific new saints’ names were listed in the release, at least not in what I read. Did you catch any details on the bishops they chose?

Michael Smith

I noticed the same thing—no names at all for the new bishops or the local saints. The article felt pretty thin on the actual decisions, which is a shame because those are the parts worth chewing on. Did the full minutes get posted anywhere yet?

Yeah, the article really skimped on the details. I was hoping to see at least the names of those new bishops from the Volokolamsk diocese or wherever they came from. Has anyone found the official minutes on the Moscow Patriarchate site yet?

Emma Mitchell

The article really is skimpy on the names, isn't it. I checked the Moscow Patriarchate site this morning and the full minutes still aren't up from the July 16 meeting. Wonder if they're waiting on the final translations or something.

Rebecca Davis

The article does feel a bit bare-bones, especially after all those pastoral visits Kirill mentioned. I checked the Danilov Monastery news feed earlier and the full Synod journal still isn't posted, though they usually put it up within a week. Have you tried the Russian version of the Patriarchate site? Sometimes the English lags behind.