Archbishop Serapion (Russian: архиепископ Серапион, secular name Sergey Sergeyevich Kolosnitsin, Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Колосницин; 6 July 1964 – 28 January 2025) was a Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, who headed the Diocese of Kokshetau and Akmola from 2013 to 2025.
Biography
He was born on 6 July 1964 in Podgorny, Dzhambul Region, Kazakh SSR, USSR. After finishing secondary school in 1981, he served the Soviet Army from 1982 and 1984. On 3 July 1988, he was tonsured as a monk. In 1993, he graduated from Moscow Theological Academy.[1]
By the decision of the Holy Synod, Serapion was elected Bishop of Kokshetau and Akmola on 2 October 2013. He was named Bishop of Kokshetau and Akmola on 22 October 2013, and consecrated as bishop the day after.[1] On 6 May 2022, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia elevated Serapion to the rank of Archbishop in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.[2]
On 28 January 2025, while he was travelling from Kokshetau to Moscow, he was killed in a traffic collision on the M12 highway in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Serapion (Kolosnitsin)". Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ a b Игнатьев, Матвей (26 February 2025). "Глава епархии РПЦ в Казахстане погиб в автокатастрофе в Нижегородской области". Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.