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Sabbas

b. 1958

Russian bishop

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About Sabbas

Born 1958. Sabbas is a Russian and Moldovan eastern Orthodox priest.

Bishop Sabbas (or Savva; born Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov on September 27, 1958) is a bishop of the Moldovan Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. He serves as diocesan bishop of Tiraspol and Dubăsari.

Life Sergey Volkov was born into a working-class family in what is now Mordovia in 1958, from 1982 to 1984 serving in the Soviet Army.

Following his discharge in 1986 Sergey entered the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, in May 1986 being ordained a deacon. In December 1986 he was tonsured a monk with the name Sabbas.

In January 1987 Metropolitan Pitirim of Volokolamsk ordained Hierodeacon Sabbas as a priest. Later that year, in June, Hieromonk Sabbas was elevated to the rank of hegumen and still later, in March 1988, to the rank of archimandrite.

On September 12, 1995, Archimandrite Savva was consecrated to the episcopacy as titular Bishop of Krasnogorsk and appointed as a vicar of the patriarchal Eparchy of Moscow.

On March 5, 2010, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church elected Bishop Savva as Bishop of the Tiraspol and Dubasari Eparchy of the Moldovan Orthodox Church in the breakaway state of Transnistria.

On February 3, 2013, Bishop Sabbas was elevated to the rank of archbishop.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Moscow Theological Academy
Awards
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"; Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords; Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov; Order of Alexius; Medal for Strengthening the Penal Enforcement System; Order of the Badge of Honour; PMR Order For Merit; Order of Honour; Order of Catherine the Great; Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"; Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class; Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 2nd class
Also known as
Savva, Bishop Sabbas, Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov, Sergey Volkov, Serghei Alexandrovici Volkov, Serghei Volkov

People in Sabbas's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sabbas?

Russian bishop

When was Sabbas born?

Sabbas was born on 27 September 1958.

What is Sabbas's occupation?

Sabbas is an eastern Orthodox priest.

What nationality is Sabbas?

Sabbas is Russian and Moldovan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sabbas

· Wikidata: Q4403704

· DBpedia: Sabbas Volkov

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