Background
LEOFEROV, Ivan was born in 1890 in Vologda.
LEOFEROV, Ivan was born in 1890 in Vologda.
1911 graduated Vologda Theol.
1911-1912 psalm reader and assist, to seer, of eparchial chancely. 1912-1918 priest in Vologda Eparchy and gospel teacher. During World War I army chaplin.
1919-1943 Assistant Superior, since 1943 Superior, Pokrova Temple, Tambov. Since 1944 Seer, to Archbishop of Tambov. 1949 took monastic vows with name Innokentiy in Pochaev Monastery.
1951-1953 Superior, Pochaev Monastery. 1953-1958 Bishop of Kirovograd and Nikolaev. 1958-1959 Archbishop of Alma-Ata.
