The paper discusses the results of inspection visits made by Tobolsk diocesan bishops in the North of Western Siberia in the 19th - early 20th centuries. The author states tha personal visits of the bishops to Tobols Diocese played an important role in church management. At the end of each visit the bishop made important decisions concerning various church activities, such as missionary activities, education of the indigenous population, development and expansion of church staff, organizational and financial support, abolition of anti-pagan missions. The objective of christianizing the indigenous population involved the measures aimed at establishing and maintaining primary schools for children Ostyaks, Voguls and Samoyeds. The spread of Orthodoxy, catechesis of indigenous peoples were seen as an integral part of theiur education and inclusion in the socio-cultural environment of the Russian state. These were the areas with the most significant results. Other problemst the сhurch authorities constantly kept in mind were personnel issues and material support of the clergy in sparsely populated and remote areas of the North. A visit would typically involve a monitoring of church exterior and interior, overseeing the state of the clergy’s faith, morals, preaching and liturgical activities. The bischop gave instructions on how to improve the educational level of the clergymen. The reforms aimed at improving the system of church government in Tobolsk North were less successful. The visit results included the solutions to current issues of the parish life, which involved personnal management from the diocesan bishop, such as the construction of new churches, ordination to the clergy, awards for longstanding irreproachable service, punishment for misconduct etc.
Tobol'skaya eparhiya, eparhial'nyy arhierey, inspekcionnye poezdki, missionerstvo, prosveschenie, duhovenstvo
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