Metropolitan Vladimir, Former Bishop of the St. Petersburg Diocese, Died

Metropolitan Vladimir (Kotlyarov), who headed the St. Petersburg diocese for almost 20 years, has died. reported on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church.

“On January 19, 2022, at the age of 93, after a long illness, Metropolitan Vladimir (Kotlyarov), who was at rest, the ruling bishop of the St.

The Metropolitan was born in 1929 in Kazakhstan. In 1948-1952 he studied at the Moscow Theological Seminary, after which he became a reader at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Alma-Ata. In 1953-1958 he studied at the Leningrad Theological Academy.

Vladimir served as Bishop of Berlin and Central Europe, was Patriarchal Exarch in Central Europe. In Russia, in addition to the St. Petersburg and Ladoga diocese, at various times he headed the Rostov and Novocherkassk, Kirov and Sloboda, Irkutsk and Chita, Vladimir and Suzdal, Krasnodar and Kuban, Pskov and Porkhov departments.

After retiring, he stayed in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. The Holy Synod decided to give Vladimir the post of honorary rector of the Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in St. Petersburg with the appropriate maintenance.