Difference between revisions of "Mark (Golovkov) of Yegoryevsk"

From OrthodoxWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
m (References)
m (link)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
His Eminence '''Mark (Golovkov)''', Archbishop of Yegoryevsk and auxiliary to Patriarch [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kyrill]], is the current head of the Secretariat for Foreign Institutions, as well as being the locum tenens for the Diocese of Vienna, Austria and Hungary.
+
His Eminence '''Mark (Golovkov)''', Archbishop of Yegoryevsk and [[Auxiliary bishop|auxiliary]] to Patriarch [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kyrill]], is the current head of the Secretariat for Foreign Institutions, as well as being the [[locum tenens]] for the Diocese of Vienna, Austria and Hungary.
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Sergei Anatolyevich Golovkov was born on March 31, 1964, in Perm to a church choir member, in a family with three sisters and two brothers. He was raised in an Orthodox Christian household and did well in school.
+
Sergei Anatolyevich Golovkov was born on [[March 31]], 1964, in Perm to a [[church]] choir member, in a family with three sisters and two brothers. He was raised in an Orthodox Christian household and did well in school.
  
 
*1981: Graduated from high school.
 
*1981: Graduated from high school.
 
*1982-84: Compulsory military service, served in the Air Force.
 
*1982-84: Compulsory military service, served in the Air Force.
*1984: Entered Moscow Theological Seminary.
+
*1984: Entered [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Seminary]].
*1988: Graduated with distinction, then entered Moscow Theological Academy.
+
*1988: Graduated with distinction, then entered [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]].
*[[October 19]], 1990: Sergei was tonsured at the Academy church of the Protection of the Mother of God, taking the name [[Apostle Mark|Mark]].
+
*[[October 19]], 1990: Sergei was [[tonsure]]d at the Academy church of the Protection of the Mother of God, taking the name [[Apostle Mark|Mark]].
  
 
==Clerical life==
 
==Clerical life==
*[[November 21]], 1990: Ordained as hierodeacon.
+
*[[November 21]], 1990: [[ordination|Ordained]] as [[hierodeacon]].
*[[January 7]], 1991: Ordained hieromonk.  He then taught Holy Scripture at the Moscow Theological Seminary.
+
*[[January 7]], 1991: Ordained [[hieromonk]].  He then taught [[Holy Scripture]] at the Moscow Theological Seminary.
 
*1992: Graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy, defending his thesis, ''Blessed Diadochos of Photiki and His Theological and Ascetic Views'', at the Department of Early Church History.
 
*1992: Graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy, defending his thesis, ''Blessed Diadochos of Photiki and His Theological and Ascetic Views'', at the Department of Early Church History.
*[[August 12]], 1992: Though content to stay teaching, Fr Mark was assigned by the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate to be a member of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
+
*[[August 12]], 1992: Though content to stay teaching, Fr. Mark was assigned by the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] to be a member of the [[Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem]].
*Dec 1992-Dec 1999: Second-in-charge of the Representation to the [[Church of Jerusalem]].  Fr Mark, because of his proficiency in Hebrew, was in charge of keeping contact with Israeli officials. He also revived large-scale pilgrimages to the Holy Land, preparing itineraries, arranging receptions with the Patriarch and ensuring buses had translators and drivers.
+
*Dec 1992-Dec 1999: Second-in-charge of the Representation to the [[Church of Jerusalem]].  Fr. Mark, because of his proficiency in Hebrew, was in charge of keeping contact with Israeli officials. He also revived large-scale pilgrimages to the Holy Land, preparing itineraries, arranging receptions with the Patriarch and ensuring buses had translators and drivers.
*[[Pentecost]] 1997: Patriarch [[Alexei (Ridiger) of Moscow|Alexei of Moscow]] elevated Fr Mark to the rank of [[Igumen]].
+
*[[Pentecost]] 1997: Patriarch [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow|Alexei of Moscow]] elevated Fr. Mark to the rank of [[Igumen]].
 
*[[December 28]], 1999: Made deputy chairman of the Department of External Church Relations (DECR), with responsibility for caring for administrative and practical affairs of DECR, including cooperation with state institutions in various countries.
 
*[[December 28]], 1999: Made deputy chairman of the Department of External Church Relations (DECR), with responsibility for caring for administrative and practical affairs of DECR, including cooperation with state institutions in various countries.
 
*[[May 3]], 2000: Metropolitan [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kyrill]] of Smolensk and Kaliningrad elevated Igumen Mark to Archimandrite.
 
*[[May 3]], 2000: Metropolitan [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kyrill]] of Smolensk and Kaliningrad elevated Igumen Mark to Archimandrite.
  
 
==Life in the Episcopacy==
 
==Life in the Episcopacy==
* [[January 14]], 2004: ordained bishop at Christ the Saviour Cathedral (nominated on December 26, 2003).
+
* [[January 14]], 2004: [[Consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[bishop]] at [[Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow)|Christ the Saviour Cathedral]] (nominated on [[December 26]], 2003).
* [[March 31]], 2009: made head of the Secretariat for Foreign Institutions, and ''locum tenens'' of the Diocese of Vienna, Austria and Hungary.
+
* [[March 31]], 2009: made head of the Secretariat for Foreign Institutions, and ''locum tenens'' of the [[Diocese]] of Vienna, Austria and Hungary.
* [[February 1]], 2010: elevated to archbishop.
+
* [[February 1]], 2010: elevated to [[archbishop]].
* [[December 22]], 2010: Dean of parishes in the Uspenskoe Deanery in Moscow.
+
* [[December 22]], 2010: [[Dean]] of [[parish]]es in the Uspenskoe Deanery in Moscow.
 
* [[March 22]], 2011: Became member of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council of the Church of Russia
 
* [[March 22]], 2011: Became member of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council of the Church of Russia
 
* [[April 26]], 2011: Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Austria.
 
* [[April 26]], 2011: Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Austria.
Line 31: Line 31:
  
 
==Awards==
 
==Awards==
* Order of Friendship (20 July 2011). “For his great contributions to the development of spiritual culture, and to the strengthening of friendship amongst peoples”.
+
* Order of Friendship ([[July 20]], 2011). “For his great contributions to the development of spiritual culture, and to the strengthening of friendship amongst peoples”.
 
* Order of St [[Sergius of Radonezh]], 2nd Class
 
* Order of St [[Sergius of Radonezh]], 2nd Class
 
* Order of St [[Seraphim of Sarov]], 2nd Class (2006)
 
* Order of St [[Seraphim of Sarov]], 2nd Class (2006)
Line 38: Line 38:
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
[http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA_%28%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%29&oldid=37002599 Russian-language Wikipedia article]
 
[http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA_%28%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%29&oldid=37002599 Russian-language Wikipedia article]
 +
 +
[[Category: Bishops]]
 +
[[Category:21st-century bishops]]

Latest revision as of 17:25, March 20, 2012

His Eminence Mark (Golovkov), Archbishop of Yegoryevsk and auxiliary to Patriarch Kyrill, is the current head of the Secretariat for Foreign Institutions, as well as being the locum tenens for the Diocese of Vienna, Austria and Hungary.

Biography

Sergei Anatolyevich Golovkov was born on March 31, 1964, in Perm to a church choir member, in a family with three sisters and two brothers. He was raised in an Orthodox Christian household and did well in school.

Clerical life

  • November 21, 1990: Ordained as hierodeacon.
  • January 7, 1991: Ordained hieromonk. He then taught Holy Scripture at the Moscow Theological Seminary.
  • 1992: Graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy, defending his thesis, Blessed Diadochos of Photiki and His Theological and Ascetic Views, at the Department of Early Church History.
  • August 12, 1992: Though content to stay teaching, Fr. Mark was assigned by the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate to be a member of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
  • Dec 1992-Dec 1999: Second-in-charge of the Representation to the Church of Jerusalem. Fr. Mark, because of his proficiency in Hebrew, was in charge of keeping contact with Israeli officials. He also revived large-scale pilgrimages to the Holy Land, preparing itineraries, arranging receptions with the Patriarch and ensuring buses had translators and drivers.
  • Pentecost 1997: Patriarch Alexei of Moscow elevated Fr. Mark to the rank of Igumen.
  • December 28, 1999: Made deputy chairman of the Department of External Church Relations (DECR), with responsibility for caring for administrative and practical affairs of DECR, including cooperation with state institutions in various countries.
  • May 3, 2000: Metropolitan Kyrill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad elevated Igumen Mark to Archimandrite.

Life in the Episcopacy

Awards

  • Order of Friendship (July 20, 2011). “For his great contributions to the development of spiritual culture, and to the strengthening of friendship amongst peoples”.
  • Order of St Sergius of Radonezh, 2nd Class
  • Order of St Seraphim of Sarov, 2nd Class (2006)
  • The Order of the Holy Sepulchre of the Church of Jerusalem

References

Russian-language Wikipedia article