Hierarch · 18th century
Saint Innocent first Bishop of Irkutsk
Also known as John Kulchitsky
A bishop sent for missionary service in Siberia and the Chinese borderlands, who became first Bishop of Irkutsk and served with pastoral zeal.
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Notes
Repose commemoration.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints