Metropolitan Mitropan of Gorlovka and Slavia was awarded the Order of Seraphim from Serov.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia awarded Metropolitan Mitropan of Gorlovka and Slavia with a high church award - the Order of the Holy Seraphim of Serov, second degree. The award was given to an archpriest for his selfless service to the Church and people, the Diocese of Gorlovka reported. The patriarch also congratulated the bishop on his 50th birthday.
In his congratulatory speech, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church noted the firmness of the Metropolitan's faith, his personal strength and courage. As Patriarch Kirill emphasized, for almost two decades the priest from Gorlovka has been conducting community work in his native Donbass and does not back down from difficult trials.