In Moscow, died ex-Metropolitan of Astrakhan region, Kamyzyaksky diocese ion (Yuriy Karpukhin). As reported on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), the preliminary cause of death was pneumonia caused by coronavirus infection.
Jonah was 78 years old. He died in Kyiv hospital No. 50. Karpukhin led the Archdiocese from 2013 to 2016. In July 2016 for health reasons and reaching 75 years of age, he was “pachislo on the rest.”
the Place of his stay Synod determined Moscow. In the capital, he was the honorary rector of the Church of the exaltation of the Holy cross in Altufyevo.
In late April, died of infected coronavirus Bishop of Zheleznogorsk and Lgov Benjamin. He became the first Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), who died from COVID-19.
the head of the Synodal Department of the ROC for Church-state relations with society and mass-media Vladimir Legoyda said that the rumors that the Church hides the extent of infection by the coronavirus among priests, have under itself no bases. According to him, the number of infected priests is not higher than among doctors and police officers.
