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Cyril Nakonechny

Metropolitan Cyril (Nakonechny) (Russian: Кирилл (Наконечный), secular name Mikhail Vasilyevich Nakonechny, Russian: Михаил Васильевич Наконечный; born 15 May 1961) is a Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church. Since 2020, he has been the Metropolitan of Kazan (Tatarstan).

Nakonechny was born on 15 May 1961 in a working-class family in the urban-type settlement of Verkhnechusovskie Gorodki, Chusovoy District, Perm Region. He graduated from high school in 1978.

On 25 October 1980, Nakonechny was tonsured into monasticism with the name Cyril in honor of Cyril of Beloozero. The event occurred at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of Vladimir, and was presided by Archimandrite Alexy (Kutiepov) [ru].

On 26 October 1980, again at the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir, he was ordained to the rank of hierodeacon by Archbishop Alexy of Vladimir and Serapion (Fadeev) [ru]. Cyril would continue to serve at the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir until his priestly ordination.

On 6 May 1981, he was ordained hieromonk by Archbishop Serapion (Fadeev), after which he was appointed cleric of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the city of Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast.

On 1 June 1982, he was appointed rector of the St. Nicholas Church in the city of Kirzhach and dean of churches in the Kirzhachsky District, where he served until 19 March 1984. On 28 March 1984, he was appointed rector of the Holy Dormition Cathedral in the city of Vladimir, secretary of the Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal and dean of churches in the Vladimir district. On 7 April 1984, Archbishop of Vladimir and Serapion (Fadeev) in the Assumption Cathedral in the city of Vladimir and was elevated to the rank of archimandrite.

In 1986 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary in the correspondence education sector. On 10 June 1987, following Serapion (Fadeev) to the Moldavian diocese, he was appointed abbot of the Feodoro-Tiron Cathedral of Chișinău, secretary of the Metropolitan of Chișinău and Moldavia and dean of churches in the Chișinău district.

Having transferred to the clergy of the Tula diocese, where Metropolitan Serapion (Fadeev) was transferred, he was appointed on 7 July 1989, the secretary of the Metropolitan of Tula and Belev and dean of churches in the Tula city district. On 9 October 1995, he was dismissed from the post of secretary and dean and was appointed rector of St. Nicholas Church on Rzhavets in the city of Tula.

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