Jan Rudenko

John (secular name Vladimir Nikolayevich Rudenko) (born 1966) is a bishop of Urzhum and Omutninsk of the Russian Orthodox Church. He is also a radiophysicist, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences and lecturer at Novosibirsk State Technical University (1990s).

Biography Secular education and scientific activity Vladimir Rudenko was born on 8 November 1966 in Novosibirsk.

Religious career On 20 January 1996, Vladimir Rudenko was baptized in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. In the same year he passed obedience in churches and monasteries of the Novosibirsk Eparchy.

On 28 December 2017, he was appointed vicar of the Moscow Eparchy and relieved from the administration of the Vorkuta Eparchy. On 9 January 2018, the priest was appointed administrator of the North-Eastern Moscow Vicariate and rector of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Sviblovo. In 2018–2019, he was co-chair of the Commission for Work with Higher Education Institutions and the Scientific Community under the Diocesan Council of Moscow.

In July 2018, he was appointed Abbot of the Novospassky Stauropegial Monastery (July 14) and dismissed from the post of rector of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Sviblov (20 July); on July 27, he was relieved of the administration of the North-Eastern Vicariate and appointed administrator of the South-Eastern Vicariate and the Vicariate of the New Territories of Moscow, as well as the deanery of stauropegial parishes and Patriarchal Compounds in Moscow Oblast.

On 24 January 2019, he was relieved of the administration of the South-Eastern Vicariate of Moscow, but retained the post of administrator of the Vicariate of the New Territories of Moscow, as well as the deanery of stauropegial parishes and Patriarchal Compounds outside of Moscow. On 26 February 2019, John left the position of Abbot of the Novospassky Monastery.

On 4 April 2019, by the decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed bishop of Urzhum and Omutninsk, and on 7 April 2019, relieved of his position as administrator of the vicariate of the New Territories of Moscow and the deanery of stauropegial parishes and Patriarchal Compounds outside Moscow.