Alexander Mogilyov
metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan
Metropolitan Alexander (Russian: Митрополит Александр; secular name Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Mogilyov, Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могилёв; born 18 May 1957) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church; Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan, head of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District, permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Biography
Born on May 18, 1957, in a working-class family in the city of Kirov, Kirov Oblast. From 1963 to 1974 he studied at secondary school No. 14 in Kirov. In 1975 he entered the Leningrad Theological Seminary, which he graduated in 1977 with first class.
From 1977 to 1980 he studied at the Leningrad Theological Academy (did not graduate). In 1979 he was sent to Kirov, where until 1983 he was the personal secretary of the Bishop of Kirov and Slobodskoy Chrysanth (Chepil).
On August 1, 1983, Bishop Chrysanth (Chepil) of Kirov and Slobodskoy ordained him to the rank of deacon. On August 2 of the same year he was ordained to the rank of priest.
Since December 1983, he served as keykeeper of the Seraphim Cathedral in the city of Kirov.
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