New Bishop of Nakhodka Consecrated in Magadan

Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow and nine other hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church have consecrated Archimandrite Nikolai (Dutki) as Bishop of Nakhodka and Preobrazhensk in Holy Trinity Cathedral in Magadan. Bishop Nikolai will be shepherding the recently created Eparchy of Nakhodka in the Russian Far East's Primorye Territory. More (in Russian) here.

Russian Far East's Largest Cathedral Consecrated in Magadan

As part of his ongoing visit to Siberia and the Far East Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow has consecrated the Russian Far East's largest church, the Cathedral of the Trinity in Magadan. More here.

Russian Authorities Resettle Bolivian Old Believers in Primorye

A resettlement program launched by the Russian government to resettle Old Believers living abroad in Siberia has moved a group of Old Believers living in Bolivia to Primorye in the Russian Far East. Their are also discussions underway between the Russian government's immigration authorities and Old Believers in Bolivia and in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay concerning their resettlement in Siberia as well. More here.

Russian-Language Interview about Russian Orthodoxy in the Far East, Southeast Asia

An interesting Russian-language interview with Fr. Dmitriy Pozdnyayev of Sts. Peter and Paul's Church in Hong Kong about the life of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Fart East and Southeast Asia can be found here.