A Russian Orthodox archbishop known as 'Putin's Confessor' has been put in charge of a diocese in Crimea, located within occupied Ukrainian territory.
President Vladimir Putin’s spiritual adviser has been appointed to a diocese in annexed Ukrainian territory. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided Wednesday to appoint Metropolitan Tikhon to head the Diocese of Crimea, located in an occupied region of Ukraine. Tikhon is known to be a close ally of the Russian president and has been characterized as 'Putin's confessor' by experts.
In many Christian churches, a 'confessor' is a priest who hears an individual's confessions and offers absolution for sins. Tikhon and Putin have been photographed together on multiple occasions, including in March of this year when the pair visited Crimea on the ninth anniversary of its annexation.
Governor Sergei Aksyonov, who was installed by the Russian government following the territory's annexation in 2014, has called Tikhon 'one of the most famous and influential' prelates of the Russian Orthodox Church, according to the Moscow Times. Despite his close ties to Putin and the Russian government, Tikhon has tried to posture himself as sympathetic to the Ukrainian people since the invasion began.
We must speak about what we wake up with, what's in our heads all day long, and what we go to bed with - it's Ukraine,' Tikhon said in November 2022. 'There is no doubt we are living through an unprecedented tragedy, a fateful stage in the life of our people, our country, and Ukraine.' 'How will it end?' the bishop continued. 'We shall pray that, of course, it should end with peace, and safely. Everyone is calling for peace now.
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