Metropolitan Clement ( Oleg Alexandrovich Vecherya in the world; August 16, 1977 , Kiev ) - bishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) , Metropolitan Nezhinsky and Pryluksky . Chairman of the Synodal Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
| His Eminence | ||
| Metropolitan Clement | ||
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| since December 21, 2017 | ||
| Church | Ukrainian Orthodox Church MP | |
| Predecessor | Irenaeus (Semko) , Ambrose (Polycope) (v / u) | |
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| July 23, 2012 - December 21, 2017 | ||
| Election | July 20, 2012 | |
| Church | Ukrainian Orthodox Church | |
| Predecessor | vicariousness established | |
| Successor | vicarious practice | |
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| since July 20, 2012 | ||
| Predecessor | Anthony (Pakanich) | |
| Birth name | Oleg Alexandrovich Evening | |
| Birth | August 16, 1977 (42 years old) Kiev | |
| Holy Order | April 21, 2001 | |
| Monasticism | 2002 year | |
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Biography
In 1994 he graduated from high school number 20, in the same year he entered the Faculty of Biology of Kiev National University. Taras Shevchenko , who graduated with honors in 1999. In 1999 he entered graduate school at KNU. Taras Shevchenko and was enrolled as an assistant teacher of the Faculty of Biology.
In 1999 he entered the Kiev Holy Trinity Ioninsky Monastery and was appointed superintendent of the Zverinetsky caves .
In 2000 he graduated from the Kiev Theological Seminary and entered the Kiev Theological Academy .
On April 21, 2001, he was ordained deacon by Bishop Mukachevsky and Uzhgorod Agapit . In the same year he was appointed manager of the Holy Trinity Ioninsky monastery.
Since 2001, he is a co-author of the journal “Youth. UA »
In 2002 he defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of biological sciences, received a certificate of doctor of philosophy.
In 2002, he was tonsured a monk by the governor of the Kiev Ioninsky monastery, Archimandrite Iona (Cherepanov) with a name in honor of the holy martyr Clement of Rome .
On November 4, 2003, he was ordained bishop of Mukachevsky and Uzhgorod by Agapit in hieromonk . In the same year, December 8, tonsured into the mantle.
Since 2004, he has authored and hosted the Orthodox Calendar program on the Era television and radio channel.
In 2004 he was elevated to the rank of abbot .
By the decision of the Synod of the UOC from March 9, 2005 to April 18, 2008 he was the viceroy of the Transfiguration Monastery with. Neshcherov Obukhov district of Kiev region [1] .
In August 2007, he was appointed teacher of the Kiev Theological Seminary.
In December 2007 he defended his thesis on "The economic and economic situation of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine in the XX century."
From March 31, 2008 to August 5, 2013 - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary.
September 21, 2008 was elevated to the rank of archimandrite .
In 2009, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor of the Kiev Theological Academy.
Bishops
On July 20, 2012, by a decision of the Synod of the UOC, he was elected bishop of Irpen, vicar of the Kiev diocese , and was appointed chairman of the Educational Committee of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church [2] .
July 21 at the Church of All Saints of the Holy Panteleimon Monastery in Feofania, he was named Bishop of Irpen, Vicar of the Kiev Diocese. [3]
July 23 in the refectory of the Monk Anthony and Theodosius of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was consecrated bishop of Irpen, vicar of the Kiev diocese. The consecration was performed by Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Vladimir (Sabodan) , Metropolitans Chernivtsi and Bukovinsky Onufriy (Berezovsky) , Vyshgorod and Chernobyl Pavel (Lebed) , Ternopol and Kremenets Sergius (Gensitsky) , Archbishop of Boryspil Anthony and Gorodenets-Gorodenok Pakanich) Theodore (Gayun) , Severodonetsk and Starobelsky Agapit (Bevcik) , Yagotinsky Serafim (Demyanov) , Kirovograd and Novomirgorodsky Joasaph (Guben) , Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky and Vishnevsky Alexander (Drabinko) , Gorodnitsky Alexander (Nester chuck) ; Bishops Khotinsky Meletiy (Egorenko) , Nezhinsky and Prilutsky Irenaeus (Semko) , Novomoskovsky Yevlogy (Boy) , Rovenkovsky Nikodim (Baranovsky) , Lviv and Galitsky Filaret (Kucherov) , Brovarsky Theodosius (Snigirev) , Govenokovy and Konovyotsky and Glukhovsky Roman (Kimovich) [4] .
September 3, 2013 appointed chairman of the Calendar Commission of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
September 25, 2013 he was appointed manager of the Eastern Vicariate of Kiev [5] .
On December 26, 2013, he was appointed a member of the Synodal Bible and Theological Commission and the board of the Coordination Center for the Development of Theological Science in the Russian Orthodox Church [6] .
On September 16, 2014, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed head of the Synodal Information Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church [7] .
On September 29, 2014, Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine was appointed editor-in-chief of the official website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church [8] .
On April 1, 2015, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was elected judge of the Church Court of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. [9]
November 9, 2015, on the day of the 400th anniversary of the Kiev Theological Academy, by the decision of the Academic Council of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary, Bishop Clement was awarded the academic title of professor [10] .
According to the decision of the Holy Synod of UOC on January 29, 2015 (Journal No. 1 [11] ), he was appointed to the post of head of the Synodal Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church of April 16, 2016 (Journal No. 26) he was included in the number of members of the Inter-Council Presence [12] .
July 28, 2017, on the Day of the Baptism of Russia , at the Divine Liturgy in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop.
On December 21, 2017, by the decision of the Holy Synod, the UOC was appointed Archbishop of Nezhinsky and Pryluksky.
On August 17, 2019, on the 5th anniversary of the intronization of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine , he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan at the Divine Liturgy in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra [13] .
Rewards
- Order of Rev. Nestor the Chronicler of the III degree (2007)
- Order of St. Peter the Grave (2012) [14]
Notes
- ↑ Journals of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dated 9th of October 2005 2005 .
- ↑ The next meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was held in Kiev / News / Patriarchy.ru
- ↑ Blessed Metropolitan Volodimir, having enshrined the rank of the designation of Archimandrite Roman (Kimovich) with Bishop Konotopsky and Glukhivsky and Archimandrite Clement (Evening) with Bishop Irpinsky
- ↑ KIЇV. On the day of remembrance of the Monk Anthony Pechersky, the Primate of the UOC, having overshadowed the charity of the vice-rector of the Kiev Theological Academy and the Seminary of Archimandrite Clement (Evening) ... Archived July 26, 2012 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The Primate of the UOC held a working meeting with the vicar bishops and deans of Kiev (inaccessible link)
- ↑ JOURNALS of the meeting of the Holy Synod of December 25-26, 2013 .
- ↑ Journals of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on September 16, 2014 rock .
- ↑ Bishop of Irpen Clement appointed as the Chief Editor of the official site of the UOC | Orthodoxy and the world
- ↑ Holy Synod robbery of judges of the Church Court of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church .
- ↑ On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Kiev Theological Schools and the Day of Remembrance of their heavenly patron Saint Nestor the Chronicler, a one-year act took place in the Kiev Theological Schools . kdais.kiev.ua. Date of treatment November 28, 2015.
- ↑ Journals of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dated September 29, 2016 to rock . news.church.ua. Date of treatment February 1, 2016.
- ↑ JOURNALS of the meeting of the Holy Synod of April 16, 2016 / Official documents / Patriarchy.ru . Patriarchy.ru. Date of appeal April 16, 2016.
- ↑ Українська Orthodox Church prayerfully signified the reign of the Primate (+ video, updated) ( unspecified ) . Ukrainian Orthodox Church (August 17, 2019). Date of treatment August 18, 2019.
- ↑ The most cherished Metropolitan Vladimir led a solemn act dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the revival of the Kiev Theological Academy
Links
- Archbishop Clement (Vespers Oleg Alexandrovich) on the website of the Patriarchy.Ru
- Archbishop Clement (Vecherya Oleg Alexandrovich) on the website of the UOC
- New Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Kiev Theological Academy appointed
- Bishop of Irpen Clement: The main thing now is to overcome the theological inertia