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Mark (Sergey Anatolievich Golovkov) was born on 31 March, 1964 in Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, is a Russian Eastern Orthodox bishop. Discover Mark's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Sergey Anatolievich Golovkov
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Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 31 March, 1964
Birthday 31 March
Birthplace Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russia

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1964

Metropolitan Mark (Митрополит Марк, secular name Sergey Anatolievich Golovkov, Сергей Анатольевич Головков; born 31 March 1964), is a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church.

He holds the title of "Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Ryazan and Mikhailovsky, head of the Ryazan Metropolis", as well as "Metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary".

In the past he was titular bishop of Bogorodsk, or the title given to the head of the Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Italy.

1981

Graduating from high school in his hometown of Perm in 1981, Golovkov then enlisted in the Soviet Army.

1982

He served his mandatory time in the army from 1982 to 1984.

1984

In 1984 he entered the Moscow Theological Seminary, after which in 1988 he entered the Moscow Theological Academy.

1990

In September 1990, he was appointed assistant head of the Church and Archaeological Cabinet at the academy.

From 1990 to 1992 Golovkov taught courses relating to the scriptures of the New Testament at the academy.

On 19 October 1990 he was tonsured a monk at the famous Russian Orthodox monastery named Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, and was ordained a hierodeacon in the same location on 21 November 1990.

1991

He was finally ordained a hieromonk on 7 January 1991.

1992

In 1992 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy with a Ph.D. in theology.

August 12, 1992 Fr. Mark was assigned by the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate to be a member of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.

1997

On the Eastern Orthodox feast day of Pentecost in 1997, Golovkov was elevated to the rank of Hegumen, or leader of a major monastery, by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Jerusalem.

In 1997 while an official in the Moscow-based Russian mission in Jerusalem, Mark (Golovkov) played a critical role along with then Patriarch Alexy II in convincing Yasser Arafat in expelling the owners of Mount of Olives Monastery, the only Eastern Orthodox monastery and church in the city of Hebron.

The church had been under the property of the Russian Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), but after dispute over custody, the hierarchy of the Moscow Patriarchate asked the Palestinian authorities to forcibly remove the current contingent.

Mark (Golovkov) spoke to the media, saying: "We're ready to receive them all, but for a long time, the Mount of Olives Monastery did not allow Russian priests to enter. Muslims, Jews, atheists, Buddhists can enter, but God forbid that a Russian priest enter. They must understand that they're not recognized by anyone, and that all the properties they call theirs were built and bought by Russia for Russian money to serve Russian pilgrims. Yet the Russian Patriarch cannot enter the monastery to pray."

1999

December 28, 1999: Made deputy chairman of the Department of External Church Relations (DECR), with responsibility for caring for administrative and practical affairs of DECR, including cooperation with state institutions in various countries.

2000

On 26 January 2000 he was appointed rector of the Holy Trinity Church in Khoroshev, Moscow.

On 3 May 2000 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite.

2003

On 26 December 2003 he was chosen by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to be bishop of Yegoryevsky Vicariate and vicar of the Moscow diocese.

2004

On 14 January 2004, in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, he was consecrated bishop of Yegoryevsky and vicar of the Moscow diocese, he was also bestowed his apostolic name Mark by then Metropolitan Kirill (Gundyaev) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, later Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

2009

On 11 February 2009 he was appointed by Patriarch Kirill as temporarily chairman of the Department of external church relations.

On 31 March 2009 the Holy Synod decided to appoint Mark (Golovkov) secretary of the Moscow Patriarchate for foreign institutions.

He was also entrusted with the interim administration of the Russian Orthodox dioceses of Vienna-Austria and Budapest-Hungary.

2013

From 16 July 2013 to 22 October 2015 Mark (Golovkov) served as the metropolitan archbishop of the Patriarchal parishes in Italy.

2015

He was succeeded by Anthony (Sevryuk) on 26 October 2015.

2019

On 26 February 2019 Mark (Golovkov) was replaced by Ignatius (Deputatov) in the patriarchal administration of the Russian Orthodox church.

Along with the resignation of the metropolitan of St. Petersburg, this was seen by some observers and journalists as part of an ongoing trend of Kirill removing old bishops mostly ordained and appointed by his predecessor and replacing them with younger bishops who reflect his personality and views.

On August 30, 2019, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed ruling hierarch of the diocese of Budapest Hungary with the title "Metropolitan of Budapest and Hungarу" within the specified diocese.

On June 7, 2022, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was released from his duties as administrator of the Budapest-Hungarian diocese.

Hilarion (Alfeyev) replaced him

Mark (Golovkov) has written and spoken numerous times about the importance of architecture in the Orthodox church, both in modern times and historical.

While supervising the restoration projects of Orthodox religious buildings primarily in Moscow Oblast and Russia as a whole, he spoke of the importance of preserving the historical appearance and atmosphere of these buildings, saying that the architectural traditions are important in Orthodox spirituality.

Mark (Golovkov) was one of many leaders of Christian denominations to express their opposition of Saudi Islamic scholar and cleric Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, when the latter declared that all churches in the Arabian Peninsula must be destroyed.

As then head of the department of Russian Orthodox churches abroad, Mark (Golovkov) called the sheikh's fatwa "alarming" and told the Interfax news agency he hoped that Saudi Arabia's neighbors in the region "will be surprised by the calls made by this sheikh and ignore them".