Background
Nemtsov Nicolay was born on February 16, 1949 in Rovenki, Ukraine.
bishop metropolitan church figure
Nemtsov Nicolay was born on February 16, 1949 in Rovenki, Ukraine.
He graduated from the College of railway transport in Slavyansk, Donetsk region (1968), Odessa Theological Seminary (1972), Leningrad Theological Academy (1976).
In 1974 he became a monk. Bishop of Irkutsk and Chita (1980-1982). Archbishop (since 1985), Metropolitan (since 1988) of Voronezh and Lipetsk (1982-2003). Editor-in-chief of the journal "Historical Bulletin" (Voronezh, 1999-2003). Since May 2003, Metropolitan of Astana and Alma-ATA, head of the Metropolitan district in Kazakhstan.