On February 8, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev received a greetings telegram from Governor of Leningrad Oblast Aleksandr Drozdenko: "Dear Right Reverend Bishop, Vladika, "Please receive heartfelt greetings on behalf of the Government of Leningrad Oblast and from me personally for the anniversary of your consecration as Bishop of The Evangelical … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends Meeting with Governor
On June 8, 2021, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended a meeting of the Interethnic Relations Council under the Governor of Leningrad Oblast. The main topic of the meeting gathered on the occasion on the recently celebrated 222nd anniversary of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin and UN Russian Language Day was support of Russian language studies in … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends Governor Drozdenko’s Inauguration Ceremony
On September 17, 2020, Aleksandr Drozdenko was inaugurated into the office of Governor of Leningrad Oblast. The official ceremony was held in the Legislative Assembly Hall of the Government of Leningrad Oblast. By invitation of the Oblast Governor, the Right Reverend Ivan Laptev, the Bishop of The Church of Ingria, attended the ceremony. The … [Read more...]