THE CHURCH MINISTRY OF ARCHBISHOP MIKHAIL (MUDYUGIN) BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE VOLOGDA DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATION ARCHIVE

Bishop Joasaph

Andrey Pavlovich Vishnyakov

Slavgorod Diocese, St. Petersburg Theological Academy, Slavgorod, Russia

Email: asaf_2010@mail.ru

ORCID: 0009-0007-4543-758X

Issue: № 3 (31), 2025

Pages: 87

Annotation

The article is devoted to the period of work of Archbishop Mikhail (Mudyugin) in the Vologda department as the head of the diocese. The purpose of the article is to identify the personal qualities and features of the church ministry of an outstanding bishop on the basis of information contained in the archive of the Vologda diocesan administration. The topic is considered in the context of the socio-political realities that accompanied this activity.

Keywords

Archbishop Mikhail (Mudyugin), Vologda diocese, Russian Orthodox Church, episcopal ministry