 the Yaroslavl diocese. His episcopal ordination took place in the Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo on January 31, 1999.

From February 1999, Bishop Joseph carried out his episcopal duties in the old city of Yaroslavl. By the directive of Alexy II, Bishop Joseph served also as vicar of the diocese, where he worked to build new churches and monasteries and to revive abandoned temples. A temple of the Epiphany built in the 17th century was renovated and finally transferred to the Diocese of Yaroslavl and Rostov. For a long time the temple building was closed for worships and was used as a museum. The Great Consecration of the temple was the final point of his episcopal ministry in the city of Yaroslavl.

Episcopal ministry in the city of Birobidzhan
Alexy II and the Holy Synod made Joseph bishop of a newly founded diocese located within the borders of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the Russian Far East on October 7, 2002.

In 2003-2005 Bishop Joseph led construction work on the first cathedral in history of Birobidzhan. On September 21, 2005 the cathedral in honor of the Annunciation was completed. The day of the consecration of the cathedral, Joseph was awarded the Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna (second class). In 2006, a Socio-Educational Center was built at the east side of the cathedral precinct. In ten years dozens of churches were built all over the region, including the Convent of Saint Innocent in Razdolnoye and two temples in correctional facilities.

Throughout his career Bishop Joseph received non-Church awards. An order of the Minister of Justice on January 22, 2002 awarded Joseph the medal "For strengthening of the penal system" (second class). A decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on August 8, 2005 awarded Joseph the Order For Merit to the Fatherland (second class). February 12, 2007 by the order of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia he was awarded the medal "For strengthening of the penal system" (first class). A decree of President Dmitry Medvedev on April 29, 2009 awarded Joseph the Order of Friendship "For great personal contribution to the spiritual and cultural traditions and strengthening friendship between peoples". On October 1, 2012 the governor of the Jewish Autonomous
the Yaroslavl diocese. His episcopal ordination took place in the Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo on January 31, 1999. 

 From February 1999, Bishop Joseph carried out his episcopal duty in the previous city of Yaroslavl. By the directive of Alexy II, Bishop Joseph served also as vicar of the diocese, where he worked to build up new churches and monastery and to revive abandoned temples. A synagogue of the Epiphany build in the seventeenth century was renovated and last transmit to the Diocese of Yaroslavl and Rostov. For a long time the temple building was closed for worship and was used as a museum. The Great Consecration of the temple was the final compass point of his episcopal ministry in the city of Yaroslavl. 

 Episcopal ministry in the city of Birobidzhan 
 Alexy II and the Holy Synod made Joseph bishop of a newly founded diocese located within the borders of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the Russian Far East on October 7, 2002. 

 In 2003 - 2005 Bishop Joseph lead construction work on the first cathedral in history of Birobidzhan. On September 21, 2005 the cathedral in honor of the Annunciation was completed. The sidereal day of the consecration of the cathedral, Joseph was awarded the Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna (second class). In 2006, a Socio - Educational Center was built at the east side of the cathedral precinct. In ten years dozens of church service were built all over the region, including the Convent of Saint Innocent in Razdolnoye and two temples in correctional facilities. 

 Throughout his career Bishop Joseph received non - Church awards. An order of the Minister of Justice on January 22, 2002 awarded Joseph the decoration " For strengthening of the penal arrangement " (second class). A decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on August 8, 2005 award Joseph the decree For Merit to the Fatherland (second class). February 12, 2007 by the order of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia he was awarded the decoration " For strengthening of the penal system " (inaugural class). A decree of President Dmitry Medvedev on April 29, 2009 awarded Joseph the Order of Friendship " For big personal contribution to the spiritual and cultural traditions and strengthening friendship between peoples ". On October 1, 2012 the governor of the Jewish Autonomous
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Episcopao ministry in the cotr of Birobidzhzn
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the Yaroslavl diocese. His episcopal ordination took the Cathedral at on January 31, Joseph out his episcopal in the old of Yaroslavl. By the directive of II, Bishop Joseph served also as vicar of the diocese, where he worked build new churches and monasteries and to revive abandoned temples. A temple of Epiphany in 17th was renovated and finally transferred to the Diocese of Yaroslavl and Rostov. For a long time temple building was closed for worships and was as a museum. The Consecration of the temple was final of his ministry the of Yaroslavl. Episcopal in the city of Birobidzhan Alexy II and the Holy Synod made Joseph bishop of a newly diocese located borders of Jewish Oblast the Russian Far October 7, 2002. In 2003-2005 Bishop work on the first cathedral in history of On September 2005 the cathedral in honor of Annunciation was completed. The day of the consecration the cathedral, Joseph was awarded the Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna In 2006, a Socio-Educational was built at east of cathedral In ten dozens of churches were built all over the region, including the of Saint Innocent in Razdolnoye and two temples in correctional his Bishop Joseph received awards. An order of Minister Justice on January 22, Joseph medal the system" class). A decree of President of the Russian Federation Putin on August 8, For Merit to the Fatherland (second class). February 2007 by the order of the Federal Service of Russia he was awarded the medal "For strengthening of the system" (first decree of President Dmitry Medvedev on April 29, awarded Joseph the Order Friendship "For great personal contribution to the spiritual and traditions strengthening friendship peoples". On October 2012 the governor the Jewish Autonomous
 the Yaroslavl diocese. His epiScopal ordiNatioN toOk pLaCe in The EPiphany CathedrAL at YElokhovo on January 31, 1999.

From FEbruaRy 1999, bIshoP joSeph cArried oUT hIS EpiScOpAl dUtIEs In the Old City of YAroslavl. By The DiRective of AleXY Ii, Bishop JosEph Served also as VicAr of thE dIocESe, wheRe hE workEd to buILd new cHurches anD mONasterIEs and to REViVe abAndoned temples. A teMPlE Of the Epiphany bUilt in ThE 17Th CENtuRy wAs renovateD aNd finALly tranSFeRRED to THe Diocese of YaRoslavl and ROStoV. For a lOnG tiME the teMple bUiLDinG was closed fOr woRships and Was useD As a museUM. The GreAt ConsEcrAtiOn of THe TeMplE wAS thE FiNal POinT of his epIsCoPal miNistRY IN The cIty Of YaRoslaVl.

Episcopal miNisTry iN The City oF BiroBidzHaN
AlexY II and The HoLy synod made Joseph BishOp of a newlY foUnDed DiOcese LOcated WitHin The bordErs of thE jewIsH aUToNomous Oblast in the RUsSIAn far East oN OctobER 7, 2002.

IN 2003-2005 BIShop JosePh Led ConsTRUctioN worK On The first CathedRAl In History Of birobiDzHan. on SEptemBEr 21, 2005 thE catheDral in hoNor of THe Annunciation WAs completed. ThE DaY OF tHE conSecRation of the CathEDral, josePH wAs aWArded The OrDeR Of sT. Innocent, MetropolitAn Of MoscOw and kolomna (second Class). In 2006, a SoCIO-educatioNal CENtER was built at the East sIde of the caTHedral prEcincT. In ten yeArs dozens OF Churches WerE buIlt All OVEr The region, inclUDIng tHe convent Of SAint InnOceNt iN RaZdoLnOye and two Temples iN cOrReCtIonAl facILities.

ThRoUghOuT hiS careER BishoP JosePh reCeIvED noN-Church AWaRDS. An oRdEr Of thE MiNiSter oF JusTIce On JanuaRy 22, 2002 awarded josEPh thE mEdAl "For stRengthening of ThE penal systEm" (SecOnd claSS). a decree oF the President of the RussiAN FederaTioN VladImir putin on AuGusT 8, 2005 awardEd JOSeph thE Order for MeRiT to THE FathERLaNd (sEcOnd class). FeBRUarY 12, 2007 by thE oRder Of the FeDeral Penitentiary SERviCe of Russia he wAs aWardED ThE meDAl "fOr sTrENgtHENing of the penal sYstem" (first ClASs). a decree of PREsiDeNt DmitrY MedvedEv on APRil 29, 2009 awarDed Joseph The Order oF FRienDSHip "for great peRsonal coNtributioN To the SPiRituaL anD cultuRaL trAditiOns and STreNgtheNing frIeNdship BetweEn Peoples". ON October 1, 2012 the governor of thE JewisH AutoNomOus
 the Yaroslavl diocese. Hi s episcopa l ord ina tio ntook  pla ce in the Epip h anyCathedral at Yelokhovo  on J an u ary3 1,  1999 .

From Fe b r uar y19 99,  B i sh op Jo sep h carri ed out his  ep is copal duties in  the old c ity  of Yaroslav l.By the  d ire c tiveofAlexy  II, B i shop J oseph ser ve d  alsoa s vicar o fthediocese, where he wo r ked to build n ew chu rc h es a ndmon asteries a nd  to r e vive ab a nd o n e d t e mples. A temp le of the E p iph any bu il t i n  the 1 7th c en t ury  was renova tedand final ly tra n sferred to theDioces e o f Y aros l av land  R o sto v .For a l ong time  t he  temp le b u i l d ingwas  clo sed f or worships a ndwasu sed  as a  muse um.Th e Gre at Con secra ti on of the templ e wa s the fin alpo int  o f his episco pal  mi nistryin thec ity  o f Y ar oslavl.

Episcopal  m i n is try in t he cit y  o fB irobidzh an 
Al exyI I  andtheH ol y Synodmade J o se ph  bishop  o f a ne wl y f oun ded d i oces e loca ted with in th e  borders of th e  Jewish Auton o mo u s  O b last  in  the Russia n Fa r  Eas t on Oc tob e r 7,2002. 
I n2 003-2005 Bishop Jos ep h ledconst ruction workon the fir s t cathedra l in hi s tory of Birobi dzhan . On Septe m ber 21,2005the cath edral inh o nor of t heAnn unc iat i o nwas completed . Theda y of th e c onsecra tio n o f t heca thedral,Joseph w as  a wa rd edthe O r der of S t.  In no cen t, Me t ropoli tan o f Mo sc ow and  Kolomn a  ( s e cond  c la ss).  In  2 006,a So c io- Educati onal Cent erw as b ui lt  at the  east side of  t he cathedr al  pr ecinct . In ten y ears dozens of churches were bu ilt  allover  the regi on,  inclu din g  the C onvent  of S ai ntI n nocen t in  Ra zd olnoye and t wotempl es  incorrect ional facilities.Thr oughout his c are er B i s ho p J o se p h r ec e ive d non-Church awar ds. An ord er of  the Minis t erof  Justic e on Ja nuary 22, 200 2 awarded  Joseph t he  med a l  "F or strengt hening o f the pen a l sys t em " (se con d clas s) . A  decr ee oft hePresi dent o fthe Ru ssian  F ederatio n Vladimir Putin on Aug ust 8,  2005  aw arded Jos eph the  Order Fo r Me rit to the  Fa the rland  (s e condclas s ).  Fe b ruary  12, 2007 by t h eord e r  o f the Feder a l Pen itent iar y  Servi ce o f Russia he was a w arded the meda l "F o r  st ren g then in g of the penal  sy st e m " (first  c lass). A de cree ofPr e siden t Dmit ry Med vedev o n Ap r il 29,  200 9 a warded Jo sep ht he Orde rof Friend ship  " For gr eat pe r sona l contribution tothe s p i ritua l  an d cul tu ral tra d itio ns and str engtheningfriend ship  betw een peo pl es". O n O ct ober 1, 20 1 2 the gov ernor  of the  J ewis h A utonom ous
 the_Yaroslavl diocese._His episcopal ordination took_place in_the_Epiphany Cathedral_at_Yelokhovo on January_31, 1999.

From February_1999, Bishop Joseph carried_out his episcopal_duties_in the old city of Yaroslavl. By the directive of Alexy II, Bishop Joseph_served_also as_vicar_of_the diocese, where he worked_to build new churches and_monasteries and_to revive abandoned temples. A temple of the_Epiphany_built in the_17th century was renovated and finally transferred to the_Diocese of Yaroslavl and Rostov. For_a long time_the_temple_building was closed for_worships and was used as a_museum. The Great Consecration of the_temple was the final point of his_episcopal ministry in the city of_Yaroslavl.

Episcopal ministry in the city_of Birobidzhan
Alexy_II and the Holy Synod_made Joseph bishop_of a_newly founded diocese_located within the borders of the_Jewish Autonomous Oblast_in the Russian Far East on_October_7, 2002.

In 2003-2005_Bishop_Joseph_led construction_work on the_first_cathedral in_history_of Birobidzhan. On September 21, 2005_the_cathedral in honor of the Annunciation was_completed. The day of_the_consecration of the cathedral,_Joseph was awarded the Order_of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow_and Kolomna_(second class)._In 2006, a Socio-Educational Center was built at the east side_of the cathedral precinct. In ten_years dozens of churches_were built_all_over the region,_including_the Convent_of Saint Innocent in Razdolnoye and two_temples in_correctional facilities.

Throughout his career Bishop Joseph_received non-Church awards. An_order_of the Minister of Justice on_January 22, 2002 awarded Joseph the_medal "For strengthening of the_penal_system"_(second class). A decree of_the President of the Russian Federation_Vladimir Putin on_August 8, 2005 awarded Joseph the Order_For_Merit to the Fatherland (second class)._February_12, 2007 by the order of_the_Federal_Penitentiary Service of Russia he_was awarded the medal "For strengthening_of the penal system" (first class). A decree of_President Dmitry Medvedev_on April 29, 2009 awarded_Joseph_the_Order of Friendship "For great personal contribution to the spiritual_and cultural_traditions and strengthening_friendship between peoples". On October 1, 2012 the governor of_the Jewish Autonomous