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His Eminence '''Sergius II (Korolev) of Kazan''' was a hierarch of the [[Church of Russia]] who served in Poland following World War I as [[Bishop]] of Belsk before becoming Bishop of Prague under the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]. After World War II, Abp. Sergius returned to the Moscow Patriarchate, serving in different [[see]]s in central Europe. In 1950, he was assigned to serve as Archbishop of the [[Diocese of Kazan]] and Chistopol of the [[Church of Russia]] until his repose 1952. 

==Life==
Arkady Dimitrievich Korolev was born on [[January 18]], 1881 into a religious family in the Moscow region. He attended theological [[seminary]] at the [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]] before continuing his education at the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]], graduating in 1905.

After entering the Yablochinsky [[Monastery]] in the Diocese of Kholm, Arkady was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] on [[June 7]], 1907 by Bishop [[Eulogius (Georgievsky) of Paris|Eulogius of Kholm]] and given the name Sergius. [[ordination|Ordained]] a hieromonk in 1908, he joined into the [[missionary]] program of the monastery, mainly among the [[Union of Brest|Uniates]] of the area. In 1914, Father Sergius was elevated to the dignity of [[archimandrite]] and appointed assistant [[abbot]] of the monastery.  

With the start of World War I in 1914, the monastery was evacuated as it was near the battle line between the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires. After the war ended, Archim. Sergius was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] in 1920 to the [[episcopate]] as Bishop of Belsk, a [[see]] that, following the peace treaties, was part of the nation of Poland. As Bp. Sergius opposed the proposed [[autocephaly]] of the Orthodox [[Church of Poland|Church in Poland]], he was arrested in 1922 and deported from Poland to Czechoslovakia where Metropolitan [[Eulogius (Georgievsky) of Paris|Eulogius]] of Western Europe under ROCOR assigned Bp. Sergius as his [[vicar]] [[Bishop]] of Prague. 

Bp. Sergius remained with Metr. Eulogius during the following decades as, in 1927, Eulogius split with ROCOR and recognized the Moscow Patriarchate. Bp. Sergius also remained with him when Metr. Eulogius was accepted under the canonical care of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch]] in 1930 after the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] had [[deposition|deposed]] Metr. Eulogius. In 1945, as World War II ended, Bp. Sergius joined again with Metr. Eulogius as he re-entered [[communion]] with the Moscow Patriarchate.

Following the death of Metr. Eulogius in 1946, Bp. Sergius remained loyal to Moscow. On [[April 17]], 1946, he was elevated to Archbishop of Prague. Then, on [[June 7]], 1946, Abp. Sergius was appointed Archbishop of Vienna of the Western European [[Diocese]] of the Moscow Patriarchate and, in October 1946, he was named [[Exarch]] of the Patriarchate's Central European District. On [[November 16]], 1948, Abp. Sergius was appointed Archbishop of Berlin and Germany. 

On [[September 20]], 1950, Abp. Sergius was appointed Archbishop of Kazan and Chistopol. In Kazan, he related closely with the people. To meet more people he took different routes when he walked to the [[Cathedral]] and engaged the poor people in conversation. He joined them in their homes and, after learning of their situations, he would leave sums of money in their house. 

Abp. Sergius reposed in Kazan on [[December 18]], 1952.

==Writings==
Abp. Sergius was noted for his [[Homily|sermons]] and was a prolific writer, leaving over twenty works on various aspects of Orthodoxy.<ref>[http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/spiritual_life_sergius_prague.htm  "The Spiritual Life In the World" Excerpts from the sermons of Archbishop Sergius (Korolev) of Prague (1881-1952)]</ref> 

==Reference==
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==Sources==
*[http://kazan.eparhia.ru/www/english/index.htm  Historical Background of the Kazan Diocese]
*[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_sergei_korolev  Answers: Archbishop Sergey (Arkadi Dimitrievich Korolev) of Kazan & Chistopol]

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