Metropolitan Ignatius (Deputatov) (Russian: Игнатий (Депутатов), secular name Alexei Mikhailovich Deputatov, Russian: Алексе́й Миха́йлович Депута́тов; born 22 January 1977), is a Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church. He presently holds the title of "Bishop of Saratov and Volsky" as well as being the head of the Saratov Metropolitanate.
Ignatius Deputatov | |
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| Bishop of Saratov and Volsky | |
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| Native name | Игнатий |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Metropolis | Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe |
| Diocese | Diocese of Saratov and Volsky |
| Appointed | 25 August 2020 |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 October 2002 (deacon) 27 October 2002 (Tonsured) 21 August 2011 (Bishop) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexei Mikhailovich Deputatov January 22, 1977 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Early life
editDeputatov was born on 22 January 1977 in a working-class family in the village settlement of Tugoles, Shatursky District, Moscow Oblast. Although his father was an Orthodox Priest, early in his life Deputatov was uninterested in religious life, being more interested in pursuing a career in music. He graduated from Shatura high school in 1978. In his early 20s Deputatov started to consider the religious life once again and entered the Ryazan Theological School.[1]
Academic life
editFrom 1994 to 1996 he studied at the Ryazan Theological School. From 1994 to 1998 he attended the Samara Theological Seminary. In the same year he entered the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy, and on 22 November 1998 he was appointed to the role of lector by the rector of the academy, Constantin (Gorianov).[2]
In June 2002 he defended his thesis at SPbDA on the topic "Fundamentals of the social concept of the Russian Orthodox Church in the light of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament." In August 2002, he was appointed a teacher of the subject "Biblical History" at the Ryazan Theological School.[2]
On 23 July 2003, he was appointed by Archbishop Pavel of Ryazan as the vice-rector for educational work of the Ryazan Theological School. Starting in September 2003 he was a professor of the subjects "Pastoral Theology", "Homiletics" and "Fundamentals of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church."[2]
Religious life
editOn 27 October 2002, in the church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian of the Ryazan Theological School, Deputatov tonsured with the name Ignatius by Simon (Novikov), the metropolitan of Ryazan and Kasimov, in honor of the Soviet-era martyr Ignatius (Sadkovsky).[2]
On 31 October 2002, in the church of St. Lazarus the Righteous in the city of Ryazan, Metropolitan Simon ordained him a hierodeacon, and on November 4 of the same year in the Nikolsky church in the city of Skopin, Ryazan region, he became a hieromonk.[2]
Bishop
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On 27 July 2011, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was elected Bishop of Shakhtinsky and Millerovsky.[3] On 18 August 2011, during a divine service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Patriarch Kirill elevated him to the rank of archimandrite.[4] On 21 August 21, in the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Novospassky Monastery, he was ordained Bishop of Shakhty and Millerovo, which was performed by Patriarch Kirill, Metropolitan Juvenal (Poyarkov) of Krutitsky and Kolomna, Metropolitan Barsanuphius (Sudakov) of Saransk and Mordovia, Archbishop Arsenius (Epifanov) of Istra, Archbishop Paul (Ponomaryov) of Ryazan and Kasimov, Archbishop Alexis (Frolov) of Kostroma and Galich, Bishop Mercurius (Ivanov) of Rostov and Novocherkassk, Bishop Ignatius (Punin) of Bronnitsy, Bishop Sergius (Chashin) of Solnechnogorsk, Bishop Tikhon (Zaitsev) of Podolsk, and Bishop Sabbas (Mikheyev) of Voskresensk.[5]
On 27 December 2011, he was relieved of his post as governor of the Transfiguration Monastery in Ryazan.[6] On 26 December 2012, he was approved as the priest archimandrite of the Pokrovsky Verkhnemakeevsky monastery of the village of Verkhne-Makeevka, Rostov region.[7]
On 30 May 2014, by the decision of the Synod, he was appointed Bishop of Vologda and Veliky Ustyug.[8]
On 25 July 2014, he was approved as the priest archimandrite of the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery in Vologda and the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in Kirillov.[9]
During his tenure as metropolitan of Vologda and Veliky Ustyug the number of active parishes in the Vologda Metropolitanate increased from 168 (as of 30 May 2014) to 327 (as of 14 March 2018). The number of active monasteries increased from four (as of 30 May 2014) to eight (as of 14 March 2018), and the number of clerics increased from 117 (as of 30 May 2014) to 227 (as of 14 March 2018).[10]
On 26 February 2019 Ignatius replaced Mark (Golovkov) in the patriarchal administration of the Russian Orthodox church. Along with the resignation of the metropolitan of St. Petersburg, this was seen by some observers and journalists as part of an ongoing trend of Kirill removing old bishops mostly ordained and appointed by his predecessor and replacing them with younger bishops who reflect his personality and views.[11]
On 25 August 2020, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed the Metropolitan of Saratov and Volsk, the head of the Saratov Metropolitanate, with the dismissal of his previous posts.[12] On 28 August 2020, he celebrated the last Divine Liturgy at the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda, co-served with his successor, Metropolitan Sabbas (Mikheev).[13] On 20 November 2020, he was approved as the priest archimandrite of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky monastery in Saratov,[14] and on 29 December 2020 as the priest archimandrite of the St. Nicholas monastery also in Saratov.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biryukova, Marina (29 September 2020). "Выбор сердца". ПРАВОСЛАВИЕ И СОВРЕМЕННОСТЬ (Orthodoxy and Modernity) (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Игнатий, митрополит Саратовский и Вольский (Депутатов Алексей Михайлович)". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Образованы новые епархии Русской Православной Церкви на территории Свердловской и Ростовской областей". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "В канун праздника Преображения Господня Святейший Патриарх Кирилл совершил всенощное бдение в нижней Спасо-Преображенской церкви Храма Христа Спасителя". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Предстоятель Русской Церкви возглавил торжества, посвященные 20-летию возрождения Новоспасского монастыря". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 27-28 декабря 2011 года". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 25-26 декабря 2012 года". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 30 мая 2014 года". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 25 июля 2014 года". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Vologda diocese in figures and facts: 2014-2018 : booklet / V. Yu. Kalashnikov; Vologda diocese. - Vologda: Prototype, 2018 .-- P. 2-4. - 82 p.
- ^ Rozanskij, Vladimir (3 February 2019). "St. Petersburg, the heads of Kirill's enemies fall". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 25 августа 2020 года". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Митрополит Савва совершил первую после назначения на Вологодскую кафедру Литургию в Софийском соборе". Metropolitanate of Vologda. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 20 ноября 2020 года". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.