In the
world- Victor Romanovych Bashchuk
Born
14.01.1961
Name Day
- August 9
Consecration
- 24.12.2000
In the Diocesan See since 27.07.2007
Bishop of Oleksandriya
and Svitlovodsk Panteleimon was born on January 14, 1961 in the city of Bilogirya, Khmelnytskyi region in a family of
workers. In 1980 he graduated from the Khmelnytskyi Cooperation College. From 1980 till 1982 he did his military service. In 1984 he joined the brethren of the Holy Trinity St.
Sergius Lavra. On January 5, 1986 he was tonsured monk, and on March 9 of the
same year he was ordained hierodeacon.
In 1988 he was delegated with the Russian Ecclesiastic
Mission to Jerusalem, where he was ordained hieromonk on July
28. The same year he entered the Moscow Theological Academy (graduated in 1991).
In 1990 he returned to the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra
and in some time he was moved to the St. Daniel Monastery of Moscow. On March 29,
1990 he was
elevated to the rank of hegumen.
In March of
1996 he joined the brethren of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
On April 13, 1996 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite
and appointed acting bursar of Lavra. On September 12, 1996 - appointed Deputy Abbot of the Holy Nativity of the Theotokos Hermitage
of Glinka (the Konotop Diocese).
On December
24, 2000 he was consecrated to episcopacy
with the title "Bishop of Vasylkiv, Vicar of the Kyiv Metropolis".
On November 10, 2005 by the decision of the Holy Synod of the UOC - appointed Vicar Bishop of the Vinnytsia Diocese with the
title "Bishop of Shargorod".
On June
10, 2007 by the decision of the Holy Synod pf
the UOC (Journal № 64) - appointed administrator of the newly
established Diocese of Severodonetsk with the title "Bishop of Starobilsk and
Severodonetsk".
On July 27,
2007 by the
decision of the Holy Synod pf the UOC (Journal № 68) - appointed administrator of the newly
established Diocese of Oleksandriya
with the title "Bishop of Oleksandriya and Svitlovodsk".
Activity
From 1996 till 2005 Bishop Panteleimon (Bashchuk) was Deputy Abbot of the Holy Nativity
of the Theotokos Hermitage of Glinka, the Diocese of Sumy. In 2000 he was consecrated to episcopacy with the title "Bishop of Vasylkiv,
Vicar of the Kyiv Metropolis".
Throughout
his tenure in the Hermitage of Glinka Bishop Panteleimon restored monastic and liturgical life of the abode in accordance with
the statutes of the other coenobies. In 1996 the monastery brethren consisted
of three monks only, and in 2005 - of 20 monks.
For
provision of the monastery life Bishop Panteleimon established monastery farm, which totalled 20 head of
cattle, 20 sheep, more than 200 hens and 4 bee-hives. For cultivating of 10 Ha of land a tractor,
a truck and a car were bought.
During
Bishop Panteleimon's stay at the Hermitage of Glinka his main concern was
building and provision of amenities of the monastery churches. Thus, in the period mentioned by the efforts
of Vladyka two churches were constructed: in the name of the Holy Hierarch
Nicholas and the gate church in honour of the Iveron icon of the Mother of
God. At present the churches are
provided with everything required for the Divine service and are painted by
icon-painters.
The icons
at the iconostasis of the Iveron Church are made on the golden base with
coinage, and in the St. Nicholas Church the carved iconostasis is covered by
leaf gold.
Under the
direction of Bishop Panteleimon three chapels were built (2 of stone and one of
wood). One of the chapels is situated in
the place of appearance of the Nativity of Theotokos icon, another one - above
the monastery spring. Major repairs were
made in the building for brethren and the house of the Abbot.
18 km from
the hermitage there is a house which previously belonged to the Hermitage. This building was transferred to the
monastery by the local authorities during Bishop Panteleimon's tenure of abbot's
office.
On
Vladyka's blessing 50 km away from the hermitage in Yampol the 5-dome church
was built and the monastery metochion arranged, for which Bishop Panteleimon
contested the building of the former military commissariat.
Awarded
Church
awards:
- the Order of the Holy Equal to the
Apostles Great Prince Vladimir of the 2nd and 3rd
degrees;
- the Order of the Venerable Nestor the
Chronicler;
- the Order "Nativity of Christ - 2000", 1st degree;
- the medal "10 years of the Kharkiv Council";
- the medal of the Venerable Seraphim of
Sarov;
- the medal of the Venerable Sergius of
Radonezh, of the 1st degree. | |
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