Proceedings No. 93 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008

Given below is Proceedings No. 93 of the ROC Holy Synod session held at the patriarchal residence at Peredelkino and chaired by Patriarchal Locum Tenens Kirill, Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad.

The proceedings of the Holy Synod were signed by:

Patriarchal Locum Tenens Kirill Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad

Members of the Holy Synod:

Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine

Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch for All Belarus

Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All Moldavia

Metropolitan Valentin of Orenburg and Buzuluk

Archbishop Alexander of Kostroma and Galich

Archbishop Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berdsk

Bishop Feofilakt of Bryansk and Sevsk

Bishop Stefan of Tura and Mozyr

Metropolitan Clement of Kaluga and Borovsk, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate

Proceedings No. 93

At its session on December 6, 2008, chaired by Patriarchal Locum Tenens Kirill, Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, the Holy Synod considered the establishment of a commission for arranging and conducting the funeral of the deceased Patriarch ALEXY.

Resolved:

1) that a Commission for Arranging and Conducting the Funeral of His Holiness Patriarch ALEXY be formed in the following composition:

1. Patriarchal Locum Tenens Kirill, the Most Rev. Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad – chairman of the Commission


2. The Most Rev. Clement, Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate


3. The Most Rev. Arseny, Archbishop of Istra, vicar of the Moscow diocese


4. The Right. Rev. Mark, Bishop of Yegorievsk, vicar of the Moscow diocese, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations


5. Archpriest Mikhail Ryazantsev, sacristan of the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour


6. Archpriest Alexander Abramov, Moscow Patriarchate director for protocol, rector of the church of St. Martin the Confessor, Moscow


7. Rev. Vladimir Vigilyansky, Moscow Patriarchate press service director


8. Protodeacon Vladimir Nazarkin, Patriarchal protocol service director


9. Ye. Parkhaev, Sofrino art production director


10. N. S. Kapchuka, chairman of the Epiphany Cathedral parish council

2) that the above-mentioned Commission be vested with all the functions with regard to His Holiness Patriarch ALEXY’s funeral.

• Head of the Russian State and Chairman of the Russian Government laid flowers on the tomb of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Yelokhovo on the fortieth day since his demise
• Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne celebrates requiem service
• His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II is buried in the Yelokhovo Cathedral
• Funeral service for His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia was celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
• Parastas memorial service conducted at the coffin of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy
• Telegram of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
• The first liturgy for the repose of the deceased Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated at his coffin at the Church of Christ the Saviour
• Head of the Russian State signs decree on Organizational Arrangements with Regard to the Demise of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia
• Proceedings No. 94 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008
• Patriarchal Locum Tenens says the Office for the Dead at the coffin of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia in the Church of Christ the Saviour
• Proceedings No. 93 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008
• Proceedings No. 92 of the Holy Synod session on December 6, 2008
• Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod elects Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad as Patriarchal Locum Tenens
• Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod completes its session
• Requiem services for recently-deceased Patriarch Alexy held at patriarchal residence at Peredelkino
• His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia passed away in the Lord