In the Vladimir region they will not baptize or marry without a certificate of catechesis.

On May 5, 2011, Portal-Credo.ru reported that the Vladimir Diocese approved the “Certificate of Primary Education Orthodox faith”, the receipt of which became a prerequisite for admission to sacraments of baptism and marriage.

Introduction Initiative The document belongs to the local archbishop Evlogy (Smirnov). March 16 at the diocesan meeting, he announced that “a priest who dared to baptize without announcing the diocese will have to submit to canonical punishment if the church prohibition."

Sources

• The Vladimir Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has developed a sample certificate of catechesis, which is obligatory for those who are baptized and married // Portal-Credo.ru. 2011. May 5.