Metropolitan Feofan of Kazan and Tatarstan passed away, head of the press-service of the president of Tatarstan Liliya Galimova told reporters on Friday.
"The President of the Republic of Tatarstan expresses deep condolences on the death of Metropolitan Feofan of Kazan and Tatarstan," she said.
As Galimova noted, Rustam Minnikhanov ordered to carry out all necessary work on the organization of the funeral in order to properly conduct the last path of the Metropolitan.
The website of the Tatar Metropolitanate reports that the metropolitan died "from complications caused by the coronavirus infection".
Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Feofan (secular name - Ivan Andreevich Ashurkov), was born on May 25, 1947, in Kursk oblast. On August 1, 2012, he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan. He was awarded the church and secular medals.
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