Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Circassian Theophylact biography

Biography

Archbishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk Theophylact (Kuryanov Denis Anatolyevich) was born on August 27, 1974 in the city of Grozny into a family of employees. In 1991 he graduated from high school there. In 1992, on the recommendation of the rector of the Archangel Michael Church in the city of Grozny, Archpriest Pyotr Netsvetaev, where he served in altar and choir obedience for 5 years, he entered the Stavropol Theological Seminary to study. On April 5, 1994, Metropolitan Gideon of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz was tonsured into monasticism and given the name in honor of St. Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia. On April 23, 1994, Bishop Eugene of Vereya ordained him to the rank of hierodeacon, and on June 5 of the same year to the rank of hieromonk. In 1996 he graduated from the Stavropol Theological Seminary and was appointed rector of the church under construction in the village of Ryzdvyany, Stavropol Territory. On May 18, 1998, he was appointed to the position of dean of the Orthodox churches of the Blagodarny district and rector of the Alexander Nevsky Church in the city of Blagodarny. In 2000 he entered the Institute of Friendship of the Peoples of the Caucasus (Stavropol), from which he graduated in 2004 with a degree in Psychology. In April 2001, he was elevated to the rank of abbot and appointed dean of the Izobilny district and rector of St. Nicholas Church in the city of Izobilny. In April 2004, he was appointed rector of the Transfiguration Church under construction in the same city. On September 1, 2002 he was appointed teacher of Liturgics at the Stavropol Theological Seminary. To continue his theological education, in 2003 he entered the Moscow Theological Academy, from which he graduated in 2007. Since December 2004, he served as secretary of the Bishop of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz. September 24, 2006, on the day of memory of St. Silouan of Athos, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II led the consecration of Archimandrite Theophylact as Bishop of Magnitogorsk, vicar of the Chelyabinsk diocese. On August 11, 2008, after the death of Bishop Mikhail of Kurgan and Shadrinsk, by decree of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy, he was appointed temporary administrator of the Kurgan diocese. On October 6, 2008, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed Bishop of Bronnitsky, vicar of the Moscow diocese, with the responsibility of managing the parishes of the Patriarchal Deanery in the Republic of Turkmenistan. By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 31, 2009 (magazine No. 22), he was appointed ruling bishop of the Smolensk and Vyazemsk diocese, retaining responsibilities for the archpastoral care of Orthodox parishes in Turkmenistan. By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 22, 2011 (magazine No. 13), he was appointed to the Pyatigorsk and Circassian departments. The Holy Synod, at a meeting on July 27, 2011 (journal No. 67), retained the temporary management of parishes in Turkmenistan for Bishop Theophylact. By the determination of the Holy Synod of March 15, 2012 (magazine No. 15), he was confirmed in the position of rector (hieroarchimandrite) of the Assumption of the Second Athos Beshtaugorsky Monastery. On February 1, 2014, during the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill elevated him to the rank of archbishop.

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Bishops of Smolensk and Kaliningrad	Kirill (Gundyaev) (1989—2009)

Bishops of Smolensk and Vyazemsk	Anthony (Vakarik) (1965-1967) • Gideon (Dokukin) (1967-1972) • Feodosius (Protsyuk) (1972-1984) • Kirill (Gundyaev) (1984-1989)

Bishops of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh	Sergius (Smirnov) (1944-1955) • Mikhail (Chub) (1955-1957) • Innokenty (Sokal) (1959-1964) • Pitirim (Nechaev) (1964-1965, high school)

Bishops of Smolensk and Bryansk	Stefan (Sevbo) (1942-1943)

Bishops of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh	Barsanuphius (Chertkov-Eropkin) (1671-1676) • Simeon (Molyukov) (1676-1686) • Sylvester II (Chernitsky) (1699-1704) • Sylvester (Kraisky) (1707-1712) • Dorofey (Korotkevich) (1712- 1718) • Sylvester (Kholmsky-Volynets) (1719-1720) • Varlaam (Kossovsky) (1720-1721) • Philotheus the Greek (1722-1727) • Gideon (Vishnevsky) (1728-1761) • Parthenius (Sopkovsky) (1761- 1795) • Dimitri (Ustimovich) (1795-1805) • Seraphim (Glagolevsky) (1805-1812) • Iriney (Falkovsky) (1812-1813) • Joasaph (Sretensky) (1813-1821) • Joseph (Velichkovsky) (1821- 1834) • Timofey (Ketlerov) (1834-1859) • Anthony (Amphitheaters) (1859-1866) • John (Sokolov) (1866-1869) • Seraphim (Protopopov) (1869-1874) • Joseph (Drozdov) (1874- 1881) • Nestor (Metaniev) (1881-1889) • Gury (Okhotin) (1890-1896) • Nikanor (Kamensky) (1896-1899) • Mitrofan (Nevsky) (1899) • Peter (Dugov) (1899-1908) • Theodosius (Feodosiev) (1908-1919) • Eusebius (Nikolsky) (1919-1920, v/u) • Philip (Stavitsky) (1920-1924) • Valerian (Rudich) (1924-1927) • Seraphim (Ostroumov) ( 1927-1936) • Modest (Nikitin) (1936-1937)

Bishops of Smolensk and Mstislav	Kallist (Dorofeevich-Ritoraisky) (1657-1658, second-class) • Filaret (1658-1671)

Bishops of Smolensk and Chernigov	Isaiah (Kopinsky-Borisovich) (1628-1631) • Abraham (1632-1653) • Lavrenty (1655, v/u)

Bishops of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh	Theodosius (1592-1605) • Sergius (1608-1611)

Bishops of Smolensk and Bryansk	Joseph III (1515-1532) • Savva (Slepushkin) (1536-1538) • Gury (Zabolotsky) (1539-1555) • Simeon III (1555-1567) • Theophilus (1568) • Sylvester (deceased 1572-1589)

Bishops of Smolensk	Ignatius I (1128-1133) • Lazarus I (1133-1135) • Manuel the Greek (1137-1169) • Michael (?) • Constantine (dec. 1180) • Simeon I (dec. 1190-1197) • Ignatius II (dec. 1206-1219) • Lazarus II (1219-1220) • Mercury (?-1247) • Athanasai (XIII century) • John I (XIII century) • Porphyry (first half of the 13th century) • Dionysius (before 1238) • Thomas (1238-1256) • Pachomius (XIII century) • Ignatius III (second half of the XIII century) • Jonah (XIV century) • Daniel (XIV century) • John II (mentioned 1335) • Euthymius I (from 1345) • Theophylact ( Theoktist) (from 1356) • Parthenius (1364-1370) • Daniel II of Zvenigorod (1375-1382) • Michael II (1383-1396) • Cassian (Naasson) (1396 - ?) • Ignatius IV (dec. 1405) • Hilarion (after 1405-1408) • Nikon (1408-1411) • Sebastian (1411-1416) • Gerasim (1417-1433) • Michael III (dec. 1435) • Nathanael (dec. 1440-1445) • Simeon II (1440- 1445) • Euthymius II (XV century) • Misail (Pestrutsky-Drutsky-Sokolinsky-Babich) (1454-1480) • Joachim (1480-1485) • Joseph I (Bulgarinovich) (1494-1498) • Joseph II (Soltan) ( 1502-1509) • Barsanuphius (Khodykin) (1509-1514)



Bishops of Kurgan	St. Alexy (Orlov) (1924-1927) • Georgy (Anisimov) (1927-1928) • St. Jacob (Maskaev) (1928) • Georgy (Anisimov) (1928-1929) • Peter (Gasilov) (1929, did not accept appointment) • John (Bratolyubov) (1930-1931) • Melchizedek (Averchenko) (1931-1933) • Irakli (Popov) (1933-1934) • Tovia (Ostroumov) (1950, secondary)



Bishops of Shadrinsk	St. Hierotheus (Afonin) (1923-1924) • Stefan (Znamirovsky) (1924-1926) • St. Victor (Ostrovidov) (1927, did not accept appointment) • Daniil (Troitsky) (1927-1928) • Valerian (Rudich) (1928-1930) • St. Eusebius (Rozhdestvensky) (1930-1931)

FEOPHYLACT (KURYANOV)

Archbishop Theophylact (Kuryanov), photo from the website of the Pyatigorsk and Circassian diocese

Theophylact (Kuryanov) (born 1974), Archbishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk, sacred archimandrite of the Assumption of the Second Athos Beshtaugorsky Monastery, administrator of the parishes of the Patriarchal Deanery of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Republic of Turkmenistan, member of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church

In the world, Denis Anatolyevich Kuryanov, was born on August 27, 1974 in the city of Grozny, Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, into a family of employees.

In 1991 he graduated from high school in Grozny.

For 5 years he carried out altar and choir obedience in the Archangel Michael Church in the city of Grozny.

In 1992 he entered the Stavropol Theological Seminary.

On April 5, 1994, he was tonsured a monk and named in honor of the Monk Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia, by Metropolitan Gideon (Dokukin) of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz.

On April 23 of the same year he was ordained to the rank of hierodeacon by Bishop Evgeniy (Reshetnikov) of Vereisk, and on June 5 of the same year he was ordained to the rank of hieromonk.

In 1996, he graduated from the Stavropol Theological Seminary and was appointed rector of the Church of the Nativity of Christ, which was under construction in the village of Ryzdvyany, Izobilnensky district, Stavropol Territory.

On May 18, 1998, he was appointed to the position of dean of churches in the Blagodarny district and rector of the Alexander Nevsky Church in the city of Blagodarny, Stavropol Territory.

In 2000, he entered the Institute of Friendship of the Peoples of the Caucasus in the city of Stavropol, from which he graduated in 2004 with a degree in Psychology.

In April 2001, he was elevated to the rank of abbot and appointed dean of the Izobilny district and rector of the St. Nicholas Church in the city of Izobilny, Stavropol Territory.

In April 2004, he was appointed rector of the Transfiguration Church under construction in the same city.

On September 1, 2002, he was appointed teacher of Liturgics at the Stavropol Theological Seminary.

In 2003 he entered the Moscow Theological Academy, from which he graduated in 2007.

Since December 2004, he served as the secretary of the Bishop of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz.

On July 19, 2006, he was elected Bishop of Magnitogorsk, vicar of the Chelyabinsk diocese.

On August 28 of the same year, he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus'.

Bishop Theophylact (Kuryanov)

On September 22, 2006 he was named, and on September 24 of the same year he was consecrated Bishop of Magnitogorsk, vicar of the Chelyabinsk diocese. The ordination in the Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow was led by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus'. Concelebrating with him were: Metropolitans of Krutitsa and Kolomna Yuvenaly (Poyarkov), Kaluga and Borovsk Kliment (Kapalin), Chelyabinsk and Chrysostom Job (Tyvonyuk); Archbishops of Istrinsky Arseny (Epifanov), Vereisky Evgeny (Reshetnikov), Elista and Kalmyk Zosima (Ostapenko); bishops of Filipopol Niphon (Saikali) (Antiochian Patriarchate), Krasnogorsk Savva (Volkov), Baku and Caspian Alexander (Ishchein), Stavropol and Vladikavkaz Feofan (Ashurkov), Bronnitsky Ambrose (Ermakov), Yeisk Tikhon (Lobkovsky).

On August 11, 2008, he was also appointed temporary administrator of the Kurgan and Shadrinsk diocese.

On October 6, 2008, he was released from his previous posts and appointed Bishop of Bronnitsky, vicar of the Moscow diocese with the responsibility of managing the parishes of the Patriarchal Deanery of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Republic of Turkmenistan.

On March 31, 2009, he was appointed ruling bishop of the Smolensk and Vyazemsk diocese.

On March 22, 2011, he was transferred to the newly founded Pyatigorsk and Circassian department.

On March 16, 2012, he was appointed rector (hieroarchimandrite) of the Assumption of the Second Athos Beshtaugorsky Monastery in the city of Lermontov, Stavropol Territory.

On February 1, 2014, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop in the Moscow Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

Since October 23, 2014, he has been a member of the commissions of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church on issues of spiritual education and religious enlightenment; on church education and diakonia.

From February 4 to June 3, 2021, he temporarily ruled the Vladikavkaz and Alan diocese due to the illness of Archbishop Zosima (Ostapenko) of Vladikavkaz and Alan.

No. 25 (1066) / July 1 '20

Archpastor
Vladyka, just yesterday I read information that mass vaccination against coronavirus could start in Russia in the fall. The draft of the new Code of Administrative Offenses included fines for refusing compulsory vaccination - a frightening initiative, but Rospotrebnadzor immediately clarified that they only threaten those performing work associated, for example, with a high risk of contracting infectious diseases; Doctors have no choice - for them it is mandatory. The fine for refusal is from 5 to 7 thousand rubles, and so far the Code of Administrative Offenses does not provide for punishment for refusing vaccinations. What do you think about this initiative?

– I will probably share the opinion of many people who are extremely wary of this kind of unconditional decisions. We talk all the time about the importance of each person's freedom of choice - and the freedom to choose a lifestyle. For example, a person becomes socially dangerous - he is isolated, but for this there is a completely clear and precise framework of danger. Is my distrust of new medical drugs that are being introduced dangerous? This drug is completely new, there is no experience of use for it yet - we do not know how deeply this mechanism can act on the human body in the present or future. Therefore, talking about the unconditional use of something that has not yet been verified by experience is not only unacceptable, but, in my opinion, extremely dangerous.

The initiative to establish a fine also leaves a lot of gaps. What if this drug is completely contraindicated for a person? It’s new – we don’t even know about contraindications, allergic or other reactions yet. What could happen next?

I will ask the question differently: will the state be held responsible if compulsory vaccination not only does not bring benefits, but also causes harm to health? Who will take responsibility?

The law says nothing about this, and this causes even greater concern. Forgive me, I’ll give you this example: when a socially dangerous person is deprived of the opportunity to move freely and communicate, the state takes responsibility for maintaining this person. And here the other side does not bear any responsibility - this also adds fears and doubts, of which there are already many today, they are very widely circulated among people.

Is there at least one document in the Church's documents that concerns vaccination?

– That’s exactly what it’s about – no. But in the “Fundamentals of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church” much attention is paid to preserving human health and manipulations that can preserve health or harm it (for example, organ transplantation and the like). Everywhere it is clearly emphasized that man himself is called upon to take care of his health and treat it with care.

Taking good care of your health also means getting sick responsibly and correctly in order to try to overcome the disease using the body’s natural forces. And this is a natural desire of a person to preserve the gift of God - health.

Now there are many articles on the Internet about how vaccination is seen as sabotage and a conspiracy. What do you say about the widely discussed theory about plans to chip the population under the guise of vaccination? The goal is to reduce the human population. There is information that a patent has already been registered, the number of which contains three sixes.

– A person’s free choice is also conditioned by a moral choice. Naturally, when I am offered something that is absolutely obligatory, without taking into account not only my opinion, but also my physical abilities, the reactions of my body, this causes the deepest concerns. The fears are not just based on how I will feel - they are about the most important thing: can I say yes and can I say no? After all, it cannot be that they married me without me: this leads not only to further deepest tragedies, but truly breaks a person’s destiny.

I cannot judge how justified the talk is that it is supposed to introduce some microorganisms and so on: this is a question for researchers. These kinds of statements should be answered by scientists who will actually say that these microorganisms or micromechanisms can be harmful, beneficial, and so on. But the choice must remain with the person, and he must have a complete picture of what step he is taking; that's for sure.

Today, even a simple flight on an airplane or a trip on a train presupposes certain insurance conditions, and a person understands that he is in some way exposing his life to risks, that different circumstances may happen. And the person consciously does this - including fastening himself with a seat belt, realizing that this can save his life in some situations. It's the same here. We must know and understand all the risks and everything that is behind this kind of manipulation.

Are the priests trying to read some signs of the approaching Apocalypse in this situation?

– Perhaps the most important sign is indifference to those around you, or a completely indifferent attitude towards your own spiritual life. When a person becomes extremely irritable, very hot-tempered, when he has almost forgotten what it means to forgive, what it means to support someone, to be the first to smile - it seems to me that for this person the apocalypse is already on the very threshold. In conversations with my spiritual children, I say: the end of the world is not coming outside the windows of my house - the end of the world is coming inside my home, my heart, my own life. This is where I must stand guard.

External things can never become an insurmountable barrier to my faith. My faith is higher than all fences if it is filled with living actions.

In addition to vaccination against coronavirus, parents are now worried about another upcoming innovation. There is information that the Federation Council is developing a bill to prevent children from entering schools and kindergartens without vaccinations. They explain that this is for the further development of the economy and social sphere in new conditions.

On the one hand, in Soviet times we were all vaccinated against BCG, and such mass vaccination helped Russia cope with this virus more easily compared to other countries. On the other hand, can anyone other than parents decide whether to vaccinate a child or not? Whose responsibility should this be?

– In my opinion, the decision should be made by the parents. And, of course, it must be based on broad, informed opinion. It seems to me that such issues should be discussed at the broadest and highest medical level - and we need to listen to advice not only from one type of specialist, but also from opponents. Simply put, the medical discussion itself must lead to a certain denominator - there must be variability: if you do not take this vaccine, you must be prepared for the fact that there are such and such risks, but then you will have a treatment regimen or additional therapy. But there cannot be certain unconditionality here - there must always be a choice.

Vladyka, people often turn to you for advice on whether they should vaccinate their child? Do such questions irritate you?

– They contact me often, but it’s not annoying at all – on the contrary, it’s very cool. I want to say that in recent years I have been amazed at the education and preparedness of parents. I see wonderful young girls who study this problem very deeply (and often enlighten me with all sorts of medical research in different countries).

I always adhere to the point of view that it is necessary to collect maximum information, at least from several authoritative sources that you can trust - for example, get information from well-known institutes, academic schools, is it necessary to do this or can you find an alternative that will be less harmful , toxic or, on the contrary, will allow one’s own immune system to develop - and the person will gain experience in overcoming this or that disease.

Is it possible to help with medication against a person’s will? For example, hangover syndrome: relatives want to put a person in the hospital, but he is against it...

– Here you need to be guided by the adequacy and consciousness of the person himself. In the church rules, for example, there is a very clear and understandable explanation: if a person is unconscious or cannot consciously answer a question related to Confession or the reception of the sacraments, he is not confessed or given communion in an unconscious or inadequate state - he must fully consciously understand , what step he is taking and what is happening to him now.

It’s the same here: we have rehabilitation centers that help you make the right decision. First, a person is given the opportunity to be in some isolation and look at himself soberly, and then make a decision - to change his life or not.

Vladyka, as usual, your optimistic final words...

– Dear brothers and sisters! I think each of us knows the difference in the words “this needs to be done!” and “don’t be afraid, this needs to be done.” In the first case, we are forced, and in the second case, we are loved, although they also call us. When we are loved, we are not afraid - then they are ready to share with us everything that awaits us. Grant, Lord, that each of us, wanting to help another person, does not force with words that “this is necessary,” but says as Christ says in the Gospel: “Do not be afraid, I am with you.”

God bless you!

Recorded by: Nina Kirsanova

You can view or listen to the full version of the program on the website of the Soyuz TV channel.

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Used materials

Biography on the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church:
Biography on the official website of the Pyatigorsk diocese - “Blessed Caucasus”:

The history of the Ryzdvyanensky Nativity Church on the official website of the same temple, -

“Definitions of the Holy Synod. At the meeting of the Holy Synod on July 19, 2006, chaired by the Patriarch,” website of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate - 08-2006, -

“Today we celebrate the great feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary,” official website of the Moscow Patriarchate, August 28, 2006, —

“The naming and consecration of Archimandrite Theophylact (Kuryanov) as Bishop of Magnitogorsk, Vicar of the Chelyabinsk Diocese,” website of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 10-2006, —

Journal No. 22 of the meeting of the Holy Synod of March 31, 2009:

Journal No. 13 of the meeting of the Holy Synod of March 22, 2011:

“Journal No. 15”, JOURNALS of the meeting of the Holy Synod of March 15-16, 2012, official website of the Russian Orthodox Church,

On the fifth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior, official website of the Russian Orthodox Church, February 1, 2014:

How has the composition of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church changed? // Editorial office of the portal “Orthodoxy and Peace”, October 27, 2014,

“Archbishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk Theophylact was appointed temporary administrator of the Vladikavkaz diocese,” official website of the Vladikavkaz diocese - “Orthodox Ossetia”, February 4, 2021, -

Pyatigorsk diocese

Date of creation: March 22, 2011 Description:

Formed by the decision of the Holy Synod of March 22, 2011 (magazine No. 13). The diocese includes the parishes of the Mineralovodsk, Predgorny and Kirov districts of the Stavropol Territory; resort cities of Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk; Republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia.

The deaneries of the Pyatigorsk diocese, located on the territory of the Stavropol Territory, by the decision of the Holy Synod of June 7, 2012 (magazine No. 51), were included in the Stavropol Metropolis.

Historical reference

Diocese today (as of February 2021)

Deaneries and deaneries

Kislovodskoe - Archpriest John Znamensky
Pyatigorskoe - Archpriest Boris Dubinsky
Mineralovodsk - Archpriest Alexy Panasenko
Essentukskoe - Archpriest Sergiy Elantsev
Lermontovskoe - Archpriest Konstantin Faustov
Novopavlovskoye - priest Vladislav Tsapko
Nalchik - Archpriest Valentin Bobylev
Northern Karachay-Cherkess - Archpriest Alexander Nartov
Southern Karachay-Cherkess - Archpriest Evgeniy Subtelny

Monasteries

Uspensky Second Athos Beshtaugorsky male Stavropol Territory, Predgorny district, 55th quarter of Mashuksky forestry. Address for correspondence: Pyatigorsk, Main Post Office, PO Box 260 rector - Archbishop of Pyatigorsk and Circassia Theophylact
Holy Trinity Serafimovsky Women's 361703, Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Zolsky district, village. Sovkhoznoe, st. Central, 4; tel. (86637) 7-60-37 acting abbess - nun Tamara (Ushakova)
St. George's Women's Stavropol Territory, Predgorny district, 35 km of the federal highway Minvody - Kislovodsk. Address for correspondence: 357600, Essentuki, Main Post Office, PO Box 12; tel./fax (87934) 6-07-05 abbess - abbess Varvara (Shurygina)

The number of parishes is 164. There are 168 churches in the diocese, including:

parish - 164;
monastery - 4.

There are 167 full-time clergy, including:

priests - 153;
deacons - 14.

There are 36 inhabitants and nuns of the monasteries, including:

1 abbot;
3 hieromonks;
2 hierodeacons;
3 monks;
1 abbess;
2 schema-nuns;
7 nuns;
10 nuns;
7 novices.

Social institutions

Diocesan media

"Blessed Caucasus" (monthly magazine)
official diocesan website “Blessed Caucasus”
“Face of the Caucasus” (monthly newspaper of the Cossack Assumption Church in Pyatigorsk)
“Orthodox Pyatigorsk” (monthly newspaper of the Pyatigorsk deanery)
radio "Vera" FM broadcasting: Karachay-Cherkess Republic 102.3; Kabardino-Balkarian Republic - 106.4; Caucasian Mineral Waters - 89.2; Kislovodsk - 95.0; Budennovsk - 101.1

Nalchik deanery website
website of the Northern Karachay-Cherkess Deanery
website of the Southern Karachay-Cherkess Deanery
Kislovodsk Deanery website
Mineralovodsk deanery website
Lermontov Deanery website
Pyatigorsk deanery website
website of the Essentuki deanery
Novopavlovsk Deanery website
website of the diocesan department for church charity and social service
website of the diocesan department for interaction with the Cossacks
website of the diocesan department of religious education and catechesis
website of the diocesan missionary department
website of the diocesan youth department
website of the diocesan pilgrimage service
website of the diocesan crisis center for women with children and pregnant women

Educational establishments

Higher spiritual and educational institutions

General educational institutions

Additional education courses

Preschool educational institutions

NGOU "Kindergarten in honor of the Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hear"" at the Holy Cross Church in Kislovodsk 357700, Kislovodsk, st. Pedestrian. 33; tel. (87937) 5-50-88

There are 82 certified Sunday schools in the diocese.

health opportunities "Sunny Town" 357600, Stavropol Territory, Essentuki, st. Oktyabrskaya, 464; tel.+7916 492-86-16
Diocesan Center for Therapeutic Riding (Hippotherapy) “Healing Essentuki”

Essentuki, st. Engelsa, 62, phone

Branch of the Diocesan Center for Therapeutic Riding (Hippotherapy) “Healing Essentuki” in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic “Annunciation”

CBD, p. Blagoveshchenka, st. Oktyabrskaya, 64; tel.: 8(906)189-91-79,

Rehabilitation center of the Ostrov Charitable Foundation for people with various forms of addictions

Stavropol Territory, Predgorny district, village. Yasnaya Polyana, st. Concords 36; tel., 8(988)118-90-17

Center for Rehabilitation and Social Adaptation of Drug Addicts “Vozrozhdeniye”

CBD, p. Blagoveshchenka, st. Oktyabrskaya, 64; tel. 8(928)694-69-12

Orthodox hospital at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kislovodsk, Stavropol Territory, Kislovodsk, Mira Ave., 19; tel. (87937) 3-02-37
Socio-cultural

Mineralnye Vody, st. Pyatigorskaya, 46; tel. 8(928)320-62-03

Sisterhood of Mercy in the name of Saint and Confessor Luke, Archbishop of Crimea Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk, Kalinin Ave., 31
Sisterhood of Mercy in the name of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” Stavropol Territory, Essentuki, st. Oktyabrskaya, 464; tel. 8(928) 364-63-68; e-mail
Sisterhood of Charity of Sts. righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna

Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk, st. Pastukhova, 1; tel. (87933) 3-61-41

Diocesan media

"Blessed Caucasus" (monthly magazine)
official diocesan website “Blessed Caucasus”
"Face of the Caucasus" (monthly newspaper of the diocesan department for Cossack affairs)
“Orthodox Pyatigorsk” (monthly newspaper of the Pyatigorsk deanery)
radio "Vera"

FM broadcasting: Karachay-Cherkess Republic 102.3; Kabardino-Balkarian Republic - 106.4; Caucasian Mineral Waters - 89.2; Kislovodsk - 95.0; Budennovsk - 101.1

Nalchik deanery website
website of the Northern Karachay-Cherkess Deanery
website of the Southern Karachay-Cherkess Deanery
Kislovodsk Deanery website
Mineralovodsk deanery website
Lermontov Deanery website
Pyatigorsk deanery website
website of the Essentuki deanery
Novopavlovsk Deanery website
website of the diocesan department for church charity and social service
website of the diocesan department for interaction with the Cossacks
website of the diocesan department of religious education and catechesis
website of the diocesan missionary department
website of the diocesan youth department
website of the diocesan pilgrimage service
website of the diocesan crisis center for women with children and pregnant women

Educational establishments

Higher spiritual and educational institutions

General educational institutions

Additional education courses

Preschool educational institutions

NGOU kindergarten in honor of the Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” at the Holy Cross Church in Kislovodsk 357700, Kislovodsk, st. Pedestrian. 33; 8(87937)5-50-88

There are 82 certified Sunday schools in the diocese.

Country: Russia City: Pyatigorsk Address: 357500, Pyatigorsk, Gagarin Boulevard, 2B Telephone (bishop's reception), 31-78-01 (administrative secretariat), 31-78-03 (information department), 31-78-04 ( office), 31-78-05 (legal department) Website: www.blago-kavkaz.ru E-mail Ruling bishop: Theophylact, Archbishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk (Kuryanov Denis Anatolyevich)