During the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Chișinău, on the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir read the Patriarchal Decree no. 01/132, by which His Grace Siluan, Bishop of Orhei and Vicar of the Metropolis, was elevated to the rank of Archbishop. He also presented him with the kamilavka adorned with a cross, the insignia of his new hierarchical dignity.
The event coincided with the tenth anniversary of his consecration as bishop, on which occasion the newly elevated Archbishop Siluan received congratulations and good wishes from the Primate, the hierarchs, and the clergy present.
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