Metropolitan Kirill has been appointed as the abbot of the Kazan Mother of God Monastery.

      Today, at the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, it was announced that Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan has been appointed as the abbot of the Kazan Mother of God Monastery. It was also announced at the same meeting that Abbot Mark of Vilnius has been relieved of his duties as the prior of the Kazan Mother of God Monastery and appointed as the abbot of the Raifa Mother of God Men's Monastery. "Taking into account the necessity of overseeing and controlling the repair and restoration work to recreate the historical appearance of the Kazan Mother of God Monastery, as well as the curatorship of educational projects of the Kazan Diocese due to the anticipated placement of the Kazan Spiritual Seminary on the territory of the mentioned monastery, appoint His Grace Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan as the abbot of the Kazan Mother of God Monastery," the journal of the Holy Synod states.

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