Victor (Oleinik)

As a child, he tried to visit the Pochaev Lavra as often as possible, to attend church services. During the school years he served at the altar, first worked in the icon workshop, then in the sewing workshop. He was acquainted with the Monk Amphilochius Pochaevsky . He was expelled from school for attending the temple and forced to abandon religious interests.

After graduating from high school, in 1958, he entered the Leningrad Theological Seminary , which he graduated in 1962. From 1962 to 1966 he studied at the Leningrad Theological Academy , from which he graduated with a degree of candidate of theology for his work “The Teachings of St. Athanasius the Great about Man.”

On January 2, 1966, Metropolitan Nicodemus (Rotov) of Leningrad and Ladoga was tonsured a monk with the name Victor , in honor of the martyr Victor of Corinth . On January 6, Archbishop Alexis of Tula and Belevsky (Konoplev) was ordained a hierodeacon , and on October 22, 1967 - in a hieromonk .

Since 1968 - the foreman of the Catherine Cathedral in the city of Krasnodar .

From 1968 to 1970 - a member of the diocesan council of the Krasnodar diocese.

In 1969 he was elevated to the rank of abbot . In 1974 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite .

Since 1978 - the foreman of the White Trinity Cathedral in the city of Kalinin . In March 1982, he was appointed rector of this cathedral and secretary of the Kalinin diocesan administration.

In 1979-1988, he served as the Dean of the Kalinin District.

Bishops

On November 30, 1988, by decree of the Holy Synod, he was determined to be bishop of Kalininsky and Kashinsky ^[1] .

On December 3, 1988, the Epiphany Cathedral was ordained, and on December 4 there was a bishop consecration performed by: Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassky Vladimir (Sabodan) , Metropolitan of Chisinau and Moldavian Serapion (Fadeev) , Archbishop of Orenburg and Buzuluk (Leonid) Archbishop of Sverdlovsk and Kurgan Melchizedek (Lebedev) , Archbishop of Yaroslavl and Rostov Plato (Udovenko) , Archbishop of Kostroma and Galich Job (Tyvonyuk) , Archbishop of Kursk and Belgorod Juvenal (Tarasov) , Archbishop cop Vinnitsa and Broclaw Agafangel (Savvin) , Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Valentin (Mishchuk) , Bishop of Penza and Saransk Seraphim (Tikhonov) ^[1] .

Since July 19, 1990, in connection with the return of Tver to its historical name, it has been titled Tver and Kashinsky .

In 1990, he was elected to the Tver Regional Council of People's Deputies.

February 25, 1996 was elevated to the rank of archbishop .

On June 23, 2010, Archbishop Victor was awarded the title “Honorary Citizen of Tver” ^[2] .

On December 28, 2011, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed head of the Tver Metropolis ^[3] , and therefore, on January 8, 2012, Patriarch Kirill was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin ^[4] .

By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 16, 2012, he was confirmed as rector (holy archimandrite) of the Nilo-Stolobensky desert ^[5] and the Staritsky Assumption Monastery ^[6] .

On July 14, 2018, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was fired at rest with the expression of “heartfelt gratitude” for “the many years of archpastoral care for the Tver diocese, which is marked by a multiple increase in parishes and clergy, tireless care for monasteries, the establishment of a friendly and constructive dialogue with local authorities and public associations, and also for his labors as head of the Tver Metropolis. ” As a place of rest, he was determined the city of Tver with material content from the Tver diocesan administration ^[7] .

• "The doctrine of St. Athanasius the Great about man" (Ph.D. thesis, 1966)
• Festive service in the cathedral [the first celebration of the Cathedral of Tver Saints] // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1979. No. 11. P. 15-20.
• From the life of dioceses: Kalinin diocese (70th anniversary of the Archbishop of Kalinin and Kashinsky Alexy) // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1981. No. 4. P. 16-18.
• From the life of dioceses: Kalinin diocese (75th anniversary of the Transfiguration Church in the city of Kimry) // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1981. No. 8 (GMP). p. 38.
• A guest from Austria in Kalinin // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1982. No. 3. p. 34.
• On the fortieth anniversary of the liberation of Kalinin from Nazi invaders // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1982. No. 5. P. 43-44.
• At a reception in the Kalinin Oblast Executive Committee // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1983. No. 12. p. 40.
• Ascetic of the Tver land, Rev. Anthony of Krasnokholmsky // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1984. No. 2. P. 9-10.
• At a reception in the Kalinin Oblast Executive Committee // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1984. No. 11. p. 51.
• Saint Arseny, Bishop of Tver (on the 575th anniversary of the repose) // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1984. No. 12. p. 20.
• At the plenum of the Kalinin Regional Peace Committee // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1985. No. 2. p. 50.
• Soviet-American Campaign for Peace // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1987. No. 10. 49-51.
• The consecration of the throne in the Ascension Cathedral in Rzhev // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1988. No. 8. p. 30.
• Keeping the connection of times: A meeting of publicists. speeches of the Archbishop of Tver and Kashinsky Victor in the periodical press 1990-1999. - Tver, 2000 .-- 148 p.

Church

• the right to serve the Divine Liturgy with open royal doors until "Our Father" (1984).
• Order of St. equapap. Prince Vladimir 2nd degree (1980);
• Order of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow , 2nd degree (1990)
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh , 2nd degree (1997)
• Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensky 3rd degree (2000)
• Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov 2nd degree (2005)
• Order of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia , 3rd degree (in view of the diligent archpastoral writings and in connection with the 20th anniversary of the hierarchal ordination, December 4, 2008). ^[eight]
• Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensky, II degree. (2010) ^[9]
• Order of St. up 3rd degree stamp ( Alexandria Orthodox Church )

Secular

• Order of Honor (March 3, 1999) ^[10] ;
• Medal of the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation “For Mercy and Charity” (October 2003);
• Governor's badge “For Merits in the Development of the Tver Region” (April 2010) ^[11] ;
• Order of Friendship (September 10, 2018) ^[12] .

• The designation and consecration of Archimandrite Victor (Oleinik) as Bishop of Kalininsky and Kashinsky // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1989. No. 4. pp. 8-10.
• Victor // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church and Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2004. - T. VIII. - S. 437. - 752 p. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89572-014-5 .

• Victor, Metropolitan of Tverskaya and Kashinsky (Oleinik Vladimir Nikolaevich) on the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Archbishop Victor: “No matter how anyone regards the actions of the lord, I define them as confession, as passion for patience.” 1997 year
• Metropolitan of Tver and Kashinsky Victor: On love, family and Dostoevsky , 12/25/2015