Chrysanthus Konoplev
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Chrysanthus Konoplyov | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chimkent and Turkestan Епископ Чимкентский и Туркестанский | |
| Native name | Хрисанф Коноплёв |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Elected | 13 October 2022 |
| Predecessor | Eleutherius Kozorez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergey Mikhailovich Konoplyov 16 April 1962 |
| Alma mater | Musical College of Almaty Almaty Theological Academy Moscow Theological Academy |
Bishop Chrysanthus (Russian: епископ Хрисанф; secular name Sergey Mikhailovich Konoplyov,[a] Russian: Сергей Михайлович Коноплёв; born 16 April 1962) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), who's serving as the bishop of Chimkent and Turkestan since October 2022.
As bishop of Chimkent and Turkestan, he's also a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Chrysanthus was born Sergey Konoplyov on 16 April 1962 in Alma-Ata to a family of workers. In 1979, he finished the 63rd middle school of Alma-Ata.[1]
From 1979 to 1984, he studied at the Tchaikovsky Alma-Ata Musical School and worked with the Alma-Ata United Musical Ensemble from 1984 to 1996. He was baptised at the St. Nicholas Cathedral in 1989. He worked as a guard and reader at the Cathedral from 1993 to 1996.[2]
Chrysanthus attended the Almaty Bishopric Theological Academy from 1995 to 1997. On 22 May 1996, Archbishop Alexy ordained him a deacon at the St. Nicholas Cathedral. He was later ordained an ierey at the Ascension Cathedral, Almaty on 4 January 1998.[2]
From 2001 to 2011, he studied at the Moscow Theological Academy.[1]