At the next meeting of the Synod, the next dioceses were divided and personnel appointments were made
On May 29, 2013, a regular meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. The synod singled out new dioceses from the Bryansk, Lipetsk and Petrozavodsk, forming metropolises in these regions, and also made a number of appointments. The Kostomukshka diocese was separated from the Petrozavodsk diocese, Hegumen Ignatius (Tarasov) was appointed Bishop of Kostomuksha and Kemsky. The Petrozavodsk and Kostomuksha eparchies form the Karelian Metropolis.