Born October 25, 1973 in the village. Taxoben of the Falesti region of the Republic of Moldova. Baptized in infancy.
In 1990 he graduated from high school.
In September 1990 he was enrolled in the Moldavian State University at the Faculty of Journalism, in November he transferred to the Chisinau (then Novo-Nyametskaya) Theological Seminary.
In 1992-1995 carried the obedience of the head of the office of the Bendery diocesan administration.
On April 8, 1993, he was tonsured a monk in the Holy Dormition Church of the Novo-Nyametsky Kitskansky Monastery.
In November 1998, he was transferred to the state and appointed secretary of the diocese. On January 18, 1999 he was awarded the right to wear a club and a cross with decorations.
In 1998-2002 concurrently carried out the obedience of the rector of the Edinet theological lyceum and confessor-administrator of the Edinet Convent of the Sisters of Mercy.
On April 16, 2000, he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite with the right to serve the Divine Liturgy with the royal gates open.
In 2007, he graduated from the Faculty of History and International Relations of the International Independent University of Moldova (MNUM) with a master's degree in historical sciences.
In 2008, he was appointed director of the icon-painting class of the Kishinev Theological Seminary.
In 2011 he graduated from the MNUM doctoral studies, as well as two-year advanced training courses (Department of External Church Relations).
On March 24, 2011, he was appointed rector (abbot) of the Holy Ascension Girzhava Monastery. Concurrently, he performed the obediences of the rector of the Ungheni Theological School, chairman of the diocesan department for monasteries, was a member of the diocesan council and the church court of the Ungheni diocese.
In August 2011, Secretary of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Orthodox Church of Moldova.
He took part in the preparation for the publication of a number of liturgical and spiritual books. He is the founder of the newspaper "Spark of Faith" and the Orthodox youth Russian-Moldovan Internet portal (www.logos.md). Participated in religious-journalistic broadcasts and projects of television and radio of Moldova. In 2005, he organized an annual summer children's camp at the Frumoas convent for children from poor families and orphans. Since 2008, he has been conducting a series of spiritual conversations with students of the International Independent University of Moldova.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of December 27, 2011 () he was elected Bishop of Neftekamsk and Belebeevsky.
Naming February 24, 2012 March 4, 2012 for Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Divine services led His Holiness Patriarch Moscow and All Russia Kirill.
The Holy Synod, at a meeting on October 4, 2012, assigned () the title "Neftekamsk and Birsk" and approved () as rector (priest-archimandrite) of the Prophet-Iliinsky Monastery with. Mesyagutovo Republic of Bashkortostan.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of July 29, 2017 () in connection with the formation, the title "Neftekamsk and October" was awarded.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of May 30, 2019 (magazine No. 50), he was appointed His Grace Bogorodsky, vicar of the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe, with the release from administration and the assignment of caring for the Moldavian-speaking flock of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Apennines.
Education:1994 - Chisinau Theological Seminary.
1999 - Moscow Theological Academy (in absentia).
2004 - Kyiv Theological Academy (in absentia).
2007 - International Independent University of Moldova.
2011 - International Independent University of Moldova (doctorate).
2011 - Church-wide postgraduate and doctoral studies, advanced training courses.
Place of work: Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Italian Republic (Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe) Place of work: Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe (Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarch) Scientific works, publications:- Archimandrite Ambrose (Munteanu) when he was named Bishop of Neftekamsk and Belebeevsky;
- Life and work of archpriest-composer Mikhail Berezovsky. 1994 (Chisinau Theological Seminary, thesis);
- St. Paisius Velichkovsky and the rebirth of the ixian traditions among Moldova in the XIX century. 2004 (KDA, thesis);
- Mănăstirile istorice basarabene, cartea de vizită a Republicii Moldova. - [Historical Moldavian monasteries - a visiting card of the Republic of Moldova]. 2006;
- History of the monastery of Frumoas. 2007 (MNUM, master's thesis);
- Coverage of religious themes in the mass media of modern Moldova (seminar). 2009;
- Relations between Church and State in the History of the Frumos Monastery. 2010;
- Alternative "Orthodoxy" in the Republic of Moldova. Church splits. 2010 (monograph);
- The inadequacy of equalization of the rights of religious organizations by the legislation of the Republic of Moldova. 2010 (article);
- Lumea ne ispiteşte mereu cu "a avea", iar Dumnezeu ne îndeamnă la "a fi". — [The world tempts us with acquisitiveness, but God calls us to abstinence]. 2011 (interview);
- The role of foreign parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the spiritual support of the Moldovan diaspora. 2011 (thesis);
- Our presence on the Internet is a relevant and important component of the church's mission." 2011 (interview);
- The Church has its own warriors who protect the soul of the people from enemy attacks. 2011 (interview);
- A series of 4 articles "Timp si Memorie" (Time and Memory) on the topic of the closure of Moldovan monasteries by the Soviet authorities in the 20th century in the "Oral History" format, published in the journal of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Moldova in 2008-2011, as well as others . publications on problems of church and public life.
Church:
- 2007 - Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh III degree;
- 2008 - Order of St. Paisius Velichkovsky II Art. (Orthodox Church of Moldova);
- 2011 - Order of St. Stephen the Great II Art. (Orthodox Church of Moldova).
Biography: In 1990 he graduated from high school. In September 1990 he was enrolled at the Moldavian State University at the Faculty of Journalism, in November he transferred to the Chisinau (then Novo-Nyametskaya) Theological Seminary. In 1992-1995 carried the obedience of the head of the office of the Bendery diocesan administration. On April 8, 1993, he was tonsured a monk in the Holy Dormition Church of the Novo-Nyametsky Kitskansky Monastery. In 1994 he graduated from the Chisinau Theological Seminary with a Bachelor of Theology degree. In 1994-1999 taught liturgy, liturgical charter and Orthodox asceticism at the Kishinev seminary. On December 28, 1995, he was approved as Vice-Rector for the Academic Department of the Kishinev Seminary. From March 12, 1997, he concurrently carried out the obedience of an inspector of the seminary. On November 28, 1996, in the Holy Ascension Cathedral of the Novo-Nyametsky Kitskansky Monastery, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova was ordained a hieromonk with the right to wear a breech. On June 12, 1997 he was awarded the right to wear a pectoral cross. In 1996-1999 studied at the correspondence sector of the Moscow Theological Academy. In November 1998, he was transferred to the staff of the Edinet diocese and appointed secretary of the diocese. On January 18, 1999 he was awarded the right to wear a club and a cross with decorations. In 1998-2002 concurrently carried out the obedience of the rector of the Edinet theological lyceum and confessor-administrator of the Edinet Convent of the Sisters of Mercy. On April 16, 2000, he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite with the right to serve the Divine Liturgy with the royal gates open. In 2002 he was transferred to the diocese of Chisinau and appointed rector of the Holy Trinity Frumoa Monastery. In 2002-2007 served as secretary of the synodal department for the affairs of monasteries of the Orthodox Church of Moldova and vice-rector of the school of psalmists at the Holy Dormition Gerbovetsky monastery. In 2004 he graduated in absentia from the Kyiv Theological Academy. In 2007, he graduated from the Faculty of History and International Relations of the International Independent University of Moldova (MNUM) with a master's degree in historical sciences. In 2008, he was appointed director of the icon-painting class of the Kishinev Theological Seminary. In 2011 he graduated from the doctoral studies of the Moscow National University of Musical Sciences, as well as two-year advanced training courses of the General Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies (Department of External Church Relations). On March 24, 2011, Bishop of Ungheni and Nisporensky Peter was appointed rector (abbot) of the Holy Ascension Girzhava Monastery of the Ungheni diocese. Concurrently, he performed the obediences of the rector of the Ungheni Theological School, chairman of the diocesan department for monasteries, was a member of the diocesan council and the church court of the Ungheni diocese. In August 2011, he was appointed Secretary of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Orthodox Church of Moldova. He took part in the preparation for the publication of a number of liturgical and spiritual books. He is the founder of the newspaper "Spark of Faith" and the Orthodox youth Russian-Moldovan Internet portal (). Participated in religious-journalistic broadcasts and projects of television and radio of Moldova. In 2005, he organized an annual summer children's camp at the Frumoas convent for children from poor families and orphans. Since 2008, he has been conducting a series of spiritual conversations with students of the International Independent University of Moldova. By the decision of the Holy Synod of December 27, 2011 (magazine No. 151) he was elected Bishop of Neftekamsk and Belebeevsky. The naming took place on February 24, 2012. Hirotonisan on March 4, 2012 at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The services were led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
Dedicated to the management of internal church life, at which a decision was made to withdraw two independent administrative-territorial structures from the Ufa diocese. These neoplasms were called the "Neftekamsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church" and "Salavatskaya". According to the decree of October 4, 2012, the word "Birskaya" was added to the name of the first of them.
The new head of the Neftekamsk diocese
Both of these dioceses are administratively part of the Bashkortastan Metropolis, headed by the ruling bishop of the Ufa diocese, Metropolitan Nikon (Vasyukov). At the same meeting Holy Synod a decision was made, in accordance with which the diocese of Neftekamsk was entrusted to His Grace Ambrose (Muntyan), Bishop of Neftekamsk and Belebeevsky.
On that day, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia personally led the divine service. His naming took place a week earlier. Already in the middle of the month, His Grace Ambrose, having arrived at a new place of service, began to fulfill his archpastoral duties.
Geography of the Neftekamsk diocese
It should be noted that he had a lot of work to do, since the diocese of Neftekamsk is very extensive and extends over the territory of twenty-six administrative districts that are part of the Republic of Bashkortostan, among which are Askinsky, Baltachaevsky, Bakalinsky, Belebeevsky, Belokataysky, Blagovarsky, Birsky, Buraevsky, Buzdyaksky, Dyurtyulinsky, Duvansky, Ilishevsky, Ermikeevsky, Karaidelsky, Kaltasinsky, Krasnokamsky, Kiginsky, Mishkinsky, Mechetlinsky, Salavatsky, Nurimanovsky, Tuimazinsky, Tatyshlinsky, Sharansky, Chekmagushevsky and Yanaulsky.
The Neftekamsk Birsk diocese includes six deaneries - territories on which parishes are located, located in close proximity to each other and headed by clergy appointed by the diocesan bishop, in this case Most Reverend Ambrose. Among them are Belebeevsky, First Birsk, Second Birsk, Eastern, Neftekamsk and October deaneries.
The monastery is a repository of miraculous relics
The diocese of Neftekamsk is famous throughout the country for the holy monasteries located on its territory. The most famous of them is the convent of the Mother of God-Tikhvin, located in the Belebeevsky district, in the village of Priyutovo. Hundreds of pilgrims flock to it every year to venerate the relics of St. Blessed Barbara Skvorchikhinsky, who was glorified in 2001 as a local saint, kept within its walls.
This ascetic, who chose the feat of seclusion as her earthly career, having retired from a world full of vanity and unbelief, spent about forty years in a cramped village barn, adapted by her under a cell. The blessed one spent her days and nights in unceasing prayers, nevertheless finding time to receive all who came to her for spiritual guidance. After her death, which followed in 1966, miracles began to be performed on the grave of the righteous woman, which was an indisputable proof of her holiness.
Monastery in Birsk
Another well-known and highly revered monastery, which the Neftekamsk diocese is famous for, is the Holy Trinity located in the city of Birsk. convent, headed by Mother Superior Filareta (Gavryushenko). He received his fame thanks to numerous miracles revealed through prayers before the icon of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow stored in it with particles of the relics of the saint.
Monastery in the name of the prophet Elijah
Also widely known is the Prophet-Eliinsky Monastery in the village of Mesyagutovo, Duvansky District. His rector is personally the head of the Neftekamsk diocese, His Grace Ambrose. The monastery was founded in 1998, and its center was a miraculously preserved rural church, built in 1826 and closed and desecrated during the years of Soviet power, like many shrines in Russia.
Today, the inhabitants of the monastery have launched an extensive church and educational work aimed at filling the gaps in religious knowledge, which were the result of decades of nationwide atheism. In addition, the monastic brethren also provide practical assistance to all those in need, supplying them with food, warm clothing and essentials to the best of their ability. The entire diocese of Neftekamsk assists them in this charitable work.
Revival of the spiritual life of the region
In addition to those listed above, another nunnery is being built on the territory of the diocese, located in the village of Bugabashevo, Bakalinsky district. Currently, it is under construction and consists of only one wooden residential building and a small house church.
In the years that followed perestroika and the establishment of democratic rule in the country, numerous temples were revived, previously closed, abandoned or used for various household needs. This beneficial process also affected the churches of the Neftekamsk diocese. Those that were subject to restoration were restored and consecrated, and those that were destroyed were rebuilt.
Temples returned from oblivion
The main temple of the diocese is Petropavlovsk Cathedral city of Neftekamsk, built in 1845. After his return to the church in 1992, it took a full decade of restoration and restoration work before he reopened his doors to parishioners.
Also, the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the city of Birsk is recognized as an outstanding monument of church architecture of the past centuries. Built and consecrated in 1841, it became the main spiritual center of the region. During the years of communist rule, the temple was closed and only thanks to the restructuring was returned to believers. In the process of restoration, unique frescoes were found on its walls, under layers of plaster, which are a valuable monument of temple painting.
Church services in the Neftekamsk and Birsk diocese are held daily in churches around which more than a hundred parishes are formed. The spiritual nourishment of such a large flock is occupied by a large army of clergy, which is the true army of Christ, who has assumed the great mission of reviving Russian Orthodoxy.
