Voronezh Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church. Voronezh and Borisoglebsk diocese
By church charters metropolis means the territory that serves the Lord under the command of the bishop - the main person in the Christian hierarchy. The Diocesan Administration of the Voronezh Metropolis unites under its command all parishes and churches within the Voronezh Region. This religious association was founded in 1682, and it received its current name in December 2013.
The churches of the Voronezh diocese exist under the command of Father Sergius (Vitaly Fomin), who was born in the middle of the 20th century in the city of Krasnozavodsk. The saint accepted monasticism after graduating from the theological academy, and as a metropolitan, he was appointed to the post of head of the diocesan administration.
Read about the temples and monasteries of Voronezh:
Cathedral of the Annunciation in Voronezh
The history of the formation of the Voronezh Metropolis
Before the establishment of the Voronezh Metropolis, the area was used by the Ryazan and Krutitsk dioceses. The first was founded in 1667 after the Great Moscow Cathedral. As part of the Ryazan metropolis, they placed the Tambov, and with it the Voronezh diocese, the need for the formation of which was confirmed at the church meeting. The structure of the latter initially included seven cities.
- In 1692, construction was completed on the territory of Voronezh
- Saint Mitrofan wisely managed the metropolis and strove to build a large number of churches, he arranged suitable living conditions for the monks and encouraged all kinds of charity.
- The borders of the diocese itself expanded to the Sea of Azov after the Russian troops under the leadership of Peter I took the fortress of Azov. On the conquered territory there were newly built cities, in the future having the right to enter the metropolis - Taganrog and Pavlovsk.
- On this basis, a dispute arose between the Ryazan church association and the Voronezh diocese, it was resolved by the decree of Tsar Peter the Great. The latter received at its disposal Usman, Belokolodsk, the village of Nikolskoye (Demshinsk), as well as the village of Wet Buerak. After a while, the city of Ostrogozhsk also joined here.
- At the beginning of the 18th century, St. Stephen tried to abolish the Voronezh diocese and return the territory of the Ryazan Metropolitanate that belonged to it. However, this desire backfired. The Voronezh department acquired some plots of land in the Don and Khopra.
- Bishop Pachomius appointed a large construction and restoration, and Metropolitan Joachim sought to glorify spiritual education, organizing church schools in Voronezh and Ostrogozhsk. Since 1742, a theological seminary and a Slavic-Latin school have been opened on the territory of the diocese. In 1765, the metropolis again expands its borders at the expense of nearby lands, and Tikhon of Zadonsk strengthens moral motives among believers.
In 1775, a part of the Moscow diocese was transferred to the administration of the Voronezh Metropolis, and the lands of the Azov region were given to the Slavic. Within 25 years, the territory of the first decreased somewhat, in 1799 there was not a single parish outside the province. In 1926, the Metropolis of Tambov and Borisoglebsk were added to the diocese.
From 1954 to 1957 territorial changes continued to take place. In 2003, the Diocese of Lipetsk was separated from the metropolis.
Iconostasis of Blagoveshchensky cathedral
Current state
The territory of the Voronezh Metropolis was finally approved in 2013.
It includes the following dioceses:
- Voronezh.
- Rossoshanskaya.
- Borisoglebskaya.
On the territory of the region there are churches of the Voronezh Metropolis and churches of the Voronezh Diocese.
The diocesan administration of the Voronezh Metropolis is located at the address: Russia, Voronezh, st. Emancipation of Labor, 20.
There are currently 10 deaneries in the diocese:
- All Saints.
- Levoberezhnoe.
- Monastic.
- Nikolskoye.
- Kashirskoye.
- Liskinskoe.
- Nizhnedevitskoye.
- Novousmanskoe.
- Ramon.
- Semilukskoye.
On the territory of the metropolis there are one male and two convents. Male: Svyato-Uspensky Divnogorsky, near the town of Liski. Women's: Aleksiyevo-Akatov and Preobrazhensky Tolshevsky.
Every week the Divine Liturgy is performed in the temples.
There are 372 temples of the Voronezh metropolis and other prayer rooms. 382 clergy serve in them, of which 346 are priests, and 36 are deacons. On the territory of the diocese there is a theological seminary (rector - hegumen Innokenty), a traditional gymnasium of St. Mitrofan and a methodological department of moral education.
In the central city of the region, in Voronezh, there is an educational institution for the training of spiritual ministers - the Voronezh Orthodox Theological Seminary. This institution has its own official website on the Internet http://www.vob-eparhia.ru/, which is constantly updated with up-to-date information. On the site you can learn about the latest events in the life of the brotherhood and the decrees of the bishop.
There are also many printed publications - spiritual newspapers and magazines. Ministers write articles on Internet portals and in newspapers (Orthodox Voronezh, Obraz Zhizni, as well as about 20 newspapers on religious topics). Within this church association, due attention is paid to work with young people.
An Orthodox magazine called Obraz Zhizni is officially considered a student magazine: on its pages, the Church answers well-known questions of spiritual practice. The magazine combines ancient traditions and the opinions of modern Christians.
Metropolitan Sergius of Voronezh and Liskinsky
Every year, with the permission of Bishop Sergius, the Intercession Exhibition-Fair is held on Children's Square. Church products created in the churches of Russia and the CIS countries are demonstrated here. The Voronezh diocese hosts a festival of spiritual chants, as well as educational events and competitions among creative teams.
Vladyka Sergius was born in 1949 in the Moscow region (at birth he was named Vitaly). After receiving education at the theological seminary and the academy, he became a monk. Initially, he was ordained a hierodeacon, and later went through all the levels of the hierarchy, up to the metropolitan. Vladyka holds a PhD in Theology and is the author of several works. In 1983 he was elevated to the rank of bishop, in 1988 - archbishop, in 1999 - metropolitan.
In 2013, the Holy Synod placed him at the head of the Voronezh Metropolis.
On a note! Metropolitan - one of the hierarchal ranks in the Russian Orthodox Church. The metropolitan is higher than the bishop and the archbishop, and only the patriarch is higher than him. Under the authority of the metropolitan is the metropolis, which includes several dioceses.
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Over time, its territory underwent great changes, gaining and losing land, as is often the case with worldly states. Noble bishops have always sought to build here more temples and preach Christianity among the local population.
Divine service in the Dormition Church of the Voronezh Orthodox Theological Seminary
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He decided to raise the Ryazan Archdiocese to the status of a metropolia and create two dioceses within it - Tambov and Voronezh. The need to open the Voronezh diocese was also confirmed by the Moscow Cathedral of 1681-1682. The department was established on November 27, 1681 and replaced by the appointment of St. Mitrofan on April 2, 1682.
The diocese originally included the cities of Voronezh, Yelets, Kostensk, and Orlov from the Ryazan diocese; Uryv, Korotoyak and Zemlyansk from the Belgorod diocese. In 1692, the Annunciation Cathedral was completed in Voronezh. Under Saint Mitrofan, many churches were built, monastic life and charity were organized.
In 1700-1704, the Azov diocese was briefly separated from the Voronezh diocese on the newly annexed southern lands.
In 1712-1714 the locum tenens patriarchal throne Ryazan Metropolitan Stefan (Yavorsky) unsuccessfully tried to abolish the Voronezh diocese and return the territory to the Ryazan cathedra. Despite this, the region of the Voronezh diocese was expanded even more - in 1718-1720, lands were transferred to it from the Patriarchal region along the rivers Don and Khoper, and in 1720 parts of the Ryazan department were attached. Metropolitan Pakhomiy (Shpakovsky) launched large-scale construction work, the restoration and rebuilding of the cathedral continued until 1735. Bishop Joachim (Strukov) paid much attention to spiritual education- under him, schools were organized for the children of clergy in Voronezh at the bishop's house and in Ostrogozhsk. Under subsequent rulers, in 1742, a Slavic-Latin school was opened at the Divnogorsk Assumption Monastery, and on May 31, 1745, the Voronezh Theological Seminary. In 1749, part of the lands of the Tambov diocese came under the jurisdiction of the Voronezh department, but in 1758 these lands again went to the renewed Tambov department. In 1765, the Diocese of Voronezh was enlarged by part of the Krutitskaya, Kolomna and Ryazan dioceses. The hierarchship of Tikhon of Zadonsk in 1763-1767 strengthened the spiritual and moral foundations of the life of the diocese, primarily in the monasteries.
In 1799, the boundaries of the dioceses were brought into line with the boundaries of the provinces, all lands outside the Voronezh province were transferred to other departments.
In 1829, Novocherkassk was separated from the Voronezh diocese.
As of January 1, 1917, there were 1,128 churches in the diocese, of which 983 were parish (the rest were houses, monasteries, and cemeteries). 52 churches were under construction, 16 were built, but not consecrated, and 3 new churches were consecrated in 1916. 1221 priests, 295 deacons and 1230 psalmists served in the churches and monasteries of the diocese.
In 1926, the territory of the Tambov diocese with the city of Borisoglebsk joined the Voronezh diocese. In 1934, part of the Voronezh diocese, including the newly formed Belgorod region, went to the Kursk cathedra. In 1954, the territory of the newly formed Lipetsk Oblast became part of the Voronezh diocese; The Saratov and Rostov dioceses were given the lands of the newly formed Balashov and Kamensk regions. In 1957, the last two regions were disbanded, their territories returned to the Voronezh diocese.
On May 7, 2003, the Lipetsk diocese was separated from the Voronezh diocese within the Lipetsk region, along with which the Voronezh diocese was limited to the Voronezh region.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of December 25-26, 2013 (journal No. 137), the Borisoglebsk and Rossoshansk eparchies were separated from the diocese. The Voronezh diocese is included in the Voronezh Metropolis. The Synod decided to call the ruling bishop "Voronezh and Liskinsky".
The spiritual life of Voronezh and the region is managed by the Voronezh Metropolis, which unites all Orthodox churches, parishes and monasteries located in the region. The metropolis includes the Theological School and the Gymnasium named after Tikhon of Zadonsk.
general information
The current Voronezh Metropolis was established in 2013. The decision on its formation was made by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. It includes not only the Voronezh, but also the Rossosh and Borisoglebsk dioceses.
The heart of the metropolis is the Annunciation Cathedral, located in the center of Voronezh. The temple was built in the Russian-Byzantine style between 1998 and 2009.
The first service within its walls was held on the eve of the day of veneration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. At the opening of the temple festive Divine Liturgy served by Metropolitan Sergius.
Orthodox world news
Latest orthodox news Voronezh:
- On June 25, 2018, a service was held at the Cathedral, which was conducted by Metropolitan Sergius. After graduation, diplomas were awarded to graduates of the Voronezh Theological Seminary. It was the 111th graduation at the school, which brought together not only students and graduates of the spiritual educational institution, but also the entire teaching staff, as well as guests of honor.
- On June 22, 2018, an Orthodox sports movement was created at the Tikhvin-Onufrievsky Cathedral. Any person can become a member of the movement who adheres to healthy lifestyle a life that includes sports and following God's commandments. On Sundays in the temple, the clergy read prayers for the participants in the movement. After the service, conversations are held on spiritual and patriotic topics.
- On June 22, 2018, Metropolitan Sergius performed a litia for the fallen soldiers who gave their lives for the Voronezh Territory. The service was held at the mass grave No. 6 of the city of Voronezh. This event was attended not only by priests, but also by representatives of the regional government, the Council of Veterans, and the city administration.
Head of the Metropolis
In 2018, the duties of the head of the metropolis of Voronezh and the region are performed by Metropolitan Sergiy (Fomin V.P.), who is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He took up this position in 2013 after the decision of the Holy Synod to establish a metropolis. He was decided to be called the Metropolitan of Voronezh and Lycia.
Metropolitan Sergius of Voronezh devoted his entire life to serving God. After receiving a standard secondary education at school, he entered the theological seminary of the city of Moscow, and then - the theological academy. Since then, he has tirelessly improved in his service to the Lord and people.
In 2009, on the occasion of the Metropolitan's 60th birthday, a new edition of Vladyka Sergiy's book “I Live in the Service of the Church” was published, it included the most important interviews, lectures, sermons and speeches of this holy man.
With its help, you can get acquainted with all the spiritual reflections of the Lord, which affect not only spiritual, but also social life. modern Russia. More detailed information about the book can be obtained on the official website of the Metropolia.
Official site
The Voronezh diocese has its own website, located at: www.vob-eparhia.ru, developed in 2011.
Here is the latest and most relevant information regarding the activities of the Metropolia in the territory of Voronezh and the region. All information is constantly updated and expanded.
The official website of the diocesan administration includes the following information:
- decrees adopted by the diocesan administration of Voronezh and signed by Metropolitan Sergius;
- Metropolitan's appeals to Orthodox Christians;
- metropolia news today;
- documentaries about the life of the metropolis;
- News archive;
- information about the holy ascetics of the diocese;
- contacts.
Decrees of the diocesan administration
The latest decrees are dated March 2017:
- Decree No. 85 of 03/23/2017 by the chairman of the Parish Council of the church, consecrated in honor of the icon of the Mother of God " indestructible wall”, Avetisov G.S. is appointed. The term of appointment is 3 years.
- By Decree No. 82 of March 22, 2017, clergyman Pavel Nikolaevich Nebolsin is relieved of his post as chairman of the Parish Council of the church, consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
- Decree No. 80 dated 15/03/2017 to Deacon Baranov N.V. religious services are prohibited for up to 3 months. With the blessing of the Metropolia, he must perform choir obedience every day in the Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity.
Note! Each decree is considered by the diocesan administration and is adopted with the consent of Metropolitan Sergius of Voronezh.
Stock
The Voronezh diocese has its own warehouse with various goods of the Orthodox theme. You can order them on any weekday. Diocesan Warehouse Offers Orthodox books and church utensils.
Here you can buy books about the life of Christian saints, on the History of the Orthodox Church, prayer books, theological prose and poetry, books on gardening and publications with culinary recipes.
Opening hours of the warehouse of the Voronezh diocese:
- Monday - Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 - sending the ordered goods;
- Saturday, Sunday, twelfth holidays - days off.
Note! You can place an order for Orthodox goods directly on the website of the warehouse.
Priests
In the Voronezh diocese constantly serve:
- 15 hieromonks,
- 4 hierodeacons,
- 5 abbots and 2 abbesses,
- 1 hieroschemamonk,
- 2 archimandrites,
- 46 archpriests,
- 101 priest,
- 23 deacons.
All the clergy of the diocese are people worthy of emulation. They gave their lives and fate to the power of the Lord, rely only on him. The clergy left worldly life and temptations modern world outside the walls of the Church. Their destiny is prayer and service to God.
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Summing up
The Voronezh Metropolis is the spiritual center of Voronezh and the region. This is a church organization that governs all the churches, communities and monasteries that exist in the region.
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The Voronezh Metropolis was founded on December 26, 2013 on the territory of the Voronezh Region. The metropolis belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church and includes not only the Voronezh, but also the Rossosh and Borisoglebsk dioceses.
In the modern Orthodox Church, the metropolis designates the territory that the metropolitan rules and where he constantly serves, - a bishop who is one of the main figures in the church hierarchy.
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Father Sergius - Head of the Voronezh Metropolis
The Metropolis is headed by Metropolitan Sergius of Voronezh. His official title is Sergius, Metropolitan of Voronezh and Liskinsky. In the world, he is Fomin Vitaly Pavlovich. Born in 1949 in Krasnozavodsk, Moscow Region. After graduating from the seminary, and then the academy, he became a monk.
Having traveled from
hierodeacon
and before becoming a metropolitan, Father Sergius wrote several theological works and received ecclesiastical and secular awards. In 2013, the Holy Synod appointed Father Sergius as head of the newly formed metropolis in Voronezh.
Start
The territory of the province in all church affairs until 1682 was subordinate to the Ryazan and Krutitsk dioceses. But in 1667, the Great Moscow Cathedral adopted a decree on the transfer of the Ryazan Archdiocese to the status of the Ryazan Metropolis and the establishment of the Tambov and Voronezh dioceses within it. The Moscow Cathedral of 1682, by its decree, approved the need for the creation and opening of the Voronezh diocese.
Initially in it included 7 cities: Voronezh, Zemlyansk, Yelets, Orlov, Kostensk, Korotoyak, Uryv. In 1692, the main temple of Voronezh, the Annunciation Cathedral, was completed. Many churches were built under St. Mitrofan. And also under him life and charitable activities were getting better.
Expansion after the capture of Azov
The boundaries of the department expanded to the Sea of Azov after the capture of the fortress of Azov in 1696. It was in charge of the new cities of Taganrog and Pavlovsk. After a dispute in 1699 over the territory with the Ryazan bishop, which was resolved by Emperor Peter I, the cities of Belokolodsk, Ostrogozhsk, Usman, Demshinsky and the village of Mokry Buerak began to belong to the Voronezh diocese.
In 1712-1714, Metropolitan Stefan of Ryazan wanted to abolish the Voronezh diocese and return its territories to the Ryazan See, but to no avail.
In 1718-1720, the diocese expanded even more, now it includes the territories adjacent to the Khoper and Don rivers. Until 1735, the restoration of the main cathedral lasted, which was begun by Metropolitan Pachomy. Under Bishop Joachim schools are being organized for the children of clergymen in Voronezh and Ostrogozhsk.
Further reorganization
In 1742, a Slavic-Latin school was opened in the Divnogorsk Assumption Monastery, and in 1745, the Voronezh Theological Seminary. In 1765, the territories formerly belonging to the Ryazan, Kolomna and Krutitskaya dioceses were added. In 1755, part of the Moscow diocese was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Voronezh diocese, and the lands of the Azov region were transferred to the newly created Slavic diocese.
In 1788 most of the northwestern and northern The lands of the Voronezh See, which are more than 400 churches and several monasteries, are transferred to the jurisdiction of neighboring dioceses. To late XVIII century, all the boundaries of the dioceses began to correspond to the boundaries of the provinces, and all the lands belonging to the Voronezh diocese, but located outside the province, were transferred to other dioceses.
Nowadays
To date, the diocese has ten deaneries (districts that combine several parishes located close to each other). Among them: Voronezh, Liskinsky, Kashirsky and others. They are headed by clergy - archpriests and hieromonks, called deans.
The department is headed by Father Sergius. It has an official website where you can get acquainted with the life of the diocese, news, decrees of the Metropolitan.
The diocese includes monasteries located in Voronezh and the region:
- Male - Holy Dormition Divnogorsky, located in the village of Divnogorye.
- Women's - Aleksiyevo-Akatov and Preobrazhensky Tolshevsky.
Every week in 148 temples is performed. There are 278 clergy here, including 245 priests and 33 deacons. And also in the Voronezh diocese in the city of Voronezh there is a theological seminary and an Orthodox gymnasium.
Newspapers and magazines
Diocesan publications include those published on the Internet and print media.
The first ones include:
- Official site of the diocese.
- Website of the Theological Seminary.
The second includes:
- Quarterly review "Orthodox Voronezh".
- Journal "Diocesan Bulletin of Voronezh".
- Journal of the Theological Seminary "Lifestyle".
- More than 20 newspapers and supplements to them, having a spiritual and educational character.
The Voronezh diocese pays great attention to work with youth. Lifestyle Magazine is an Orthodox student magazine. It is intended for young readers who are thoughtful and inquisitive. In it, the church answers more and more questions regarding spiritual life. This edition combines Russian socio-religious traditions and the views of modern Christians on topical issues in the life of the church and parishioners.
News on site
Among the news published on the official website, there are those that may primarily be of interest to the younger generation. By decree and with the blessing of Metropolitan Sergius in Voronezh, from October 13 to 18, an exhibition-fair called Pokrovskaya is being held.
She settled in the palace creativity of children and youth, located on Children's Square, No. 1. It presents products made in churches and monasteries of Russia, as well as countries of near and far abroad. Here you can find literature of a children's and educational nature.
Here is another interesting piece of news. These days, the festival of spiritual song "The Ark", which is the author's one, is also held. In addition, spiritual and educational events are held. These are competitions, master classes and performances of creative groups - choral and musical.
Stock
In the Voronezh diocese there is a warehouse of church utensils and spiritual publications. The conditions of its work can be found on the page of the Warehouse website. Here, in particular, candlesticks, stands for Easter eggs, covers, oil lamps, incense. Among the proposed spiritual literature there are collections of stories, biographies of saints,.
