Crimean Metropolitan Tikhon celebrates the 10th anniversary of his episcopal consecration

Ten years ago, on October 24, 2015, on the day of the celebration of the Council of the Optina Elders, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ led the service of the Divine Liturgy in the Kazan Ambrosian stauropegial women’s hermitage in Shamordino. During the service, Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) was consecrated as Bishop of Yegoryevsk.

During his two years at the Crimean See, Bishop Tikhon did a lot for the comprehensive development of diocesan and parish life on the peninsula, the diocese noted.

Truly the pearl of Crimea has become the museum-temple complex “New Chersonesos”; after 100 years of oblivion, the Chersonesos Monastery has been revived and is preparing for restoration; divine services are held again, solemn chants are heard in the restored St. Vladimir Cathedral of Chersonesus, the cradle of Christianity in Rus’, decorated with amazing mosaics.,” is specified in the text.

Also, on the initiative of the Bishop, a new holiday appeared in the Church calendar — the day of the Baptism of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and his retinue in Tauride Chersonese, the Tauride Theological Seminary has risen to a new level, large-scale projects of centers for Orthodox youth “Fulcrum” are being implemented in Crimea, preparations have begun for large-scale restoration of churches and monasteries in Crimea and Sevastopol, listed in the press service of the Crimean Metropolis, clarifying that “New Chersonesos” became the venue for the youth historical and cultural forum “Origins”.

The clergy of the peninsula thanks the bishop for his attention to the retired Metropolitan Lazar, who headed the Crimean See for more than 30 years, and for his real help to the clergy.

Retired Crimean priests began to receive pensions for the first time, as did the widows of priests; clergy are paid monthly child benefits for each child. The diocesan children’s camp «Korsun» was created and hosted the first summer shifts (650 people each).,” the press service clarified, adding that on Tikhon’s initiative, new equipment was transferred to Crimean hospitals, work is underway to create a children’s hospice, a boarding house-pilgrimage center for disabled veterans of the Northern Military District.

Previously reportedthat more than a thousand schoolchildren from the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions will visit the “New Chersonese” in Sevastopol by the end of the year as part of the new project “Chersonese for Children.”

source: RIA Novosti Crimea