Word from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill upon presenting the bishop's staff to His Grace Jonah (Cherkasov), Bishop of Skopinsky and Shatskytranslated

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Word from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill upon presenting the bishop's staff to His Grace Jonah (Cherkasov), Bishop of Skopinsky and Shatsky patriarchia.ru

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Alexander Turner

Congratulations to Bishop Jonah. The part where the Patriarch spoke about the need to strengthen parish life in the villages really struck me — we have the same challenges here in our deanery. Praying that his new diocese sees good fruit from that focus.

Emily Bennett

I agree, that part about village parishes really hit home. We face the same thing in our Ottawa-area deanery — small congregations scattered across the countryside, with everyone driving in from farms. Bishop Jonah sounds like the right man for it; hope his focus brings some steady growth there too.

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