
On May 16, a meeting of leaders of traditional religious confessions of the region took place in the diocesan administration of the Petropavlovsk and Bulayev dioceses.
During the meeting in a solemn atmosphere, the head of the Department for Religious Affairs, R.I. Kasenova, presented the ruling Bishop Vladimir with the congratulatory address of the Akim of the North Kazakhstan region in connection with the Patriarchal award — the rank of archbishop.
The chief imam of the Kyzylzhar regional mosque, Khamzat Kazhi, and the dean of the Roman Catholic Church in the North Kazakhstan Region of Lakhet, Peter Yan, expressed their congratulations to Archbishop Vladimir on the occasion of the high award.