His Holiness Patriarch Alexy confers high church awards

On 26 June 2008, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia conferred church orders on the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church awarded in connection with remarkable dates in their ministry to the Church. His Holiness the Patriarch congratulated them on high church awards.

‘Dear archpastors, your have celebrated remarkable jubilees recently. While congratulating you, I informed you of the awards, and now I have an opportunity to confer them on you. I thank you for your zealous ministry to the Church of God and wish you good health and God’s help in your archpastoral work so that we can award you many times in future for your ministry,’ His Holiness Patriarch Alexy said.

Metropolitan Vladimir of St, Petersburg and Ladoga awarded the Order of St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow, 2^nd degree

Metropolitan Iriney of Dnepropetrovsk and Pavlograd – the Order of St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow, 3^rd degree

Archbishop Alexy of Tula and Belev – the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Anastasy of Kazan and Tatarstan – the Order of St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow

Archbishop Varfolomey of Rovno and Ostrog – the Order of St. Daniel of Moscow, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berdsk – the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Vasily of Zaporozhe and Melitopol – the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Varsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia – the Order of St. Daniel of Moscow, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Feodor of Kamenets-Podolsk and Gorodok – the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Ioann of Belgorod and Stary Oskol – the Order of St. Daniel of Moscow, 2^nd degree

Archbishop Panteleimon of Maikop and Adygey – the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2^nd degree

Bishop Michael of Geneva and Western Europe – the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 2^nd degree

Bishop Iov of Kashira, a vicar of the Moscow diocese – the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 2^nd degree

Bishop Amvrosy of Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky – the Order of St. Daniel of Moscow, 2^nd degree

Bishop Sofrony of Mogilev and Mstislavl – the Order of St. Daniel of Moscow, 2^nd degree

Bishop Maxim of Barnaul and Altai – the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2^nd degree.

Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga thanked His Holiness Patriarch Alexy on behalf of the recipients, saying, ‘Your are the only Patriarch in the history of our Church sparing no efforts to accomplish so many things and celebrate so many divine service. Thank You very much!’