Background
STEFAN, Russian was born on August 2, 1889 in village Paleyevka, now Sumy Oblast.
STEFAN, Russian was born on August 2, 1889 in village Paleyevka, now Sumy Oblast.
1922 graduate History Department, Nezhiri History and Philology Institute. Graduate three courses at Kiev Theological Academy.
1922 Father Superior, Holy Trinity Monastery in village Nosovki, Chernigov Oblast. Took monastic orders and elevated to archimandrite. From 1926 Bishop of Kozelets.
From 1934 Bishop of Chernigov and Nosovka. From 1942 Archbishop of Ufa. From 1944 Archbishop of Poltava and Kremenchug.
From 1945 Archbishop of Khar’kov and Bogodukhov. 1950 spoke at All-Union Conference of PeaceFighters, Moscow.