On Conferring the Degree of Doctor of Theology (honoris causa) to Metropolitan Bartholomew of Novosibirsk and Barnaul (Gorodtsov)

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to establish the circumstances of awarding the degree of Doctor of theology (honoris causa) to Metropolitan Bartholomew (Gorodtsov) in 1951, the first governor of the Novosibirsk and Barnaul diocese in the post-war history of Siberia. Using methods of historical research, such as the method of comparative analysis, which involves comparing different types of sources, which contributes to a more complete disclosure of the topic, as well as the empirical method, involving a wide range of sources and literature, the following results were achieved. It turned out that Sergiy Gorodtsov (the future Metropolitan Bartholomew) graduated from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy in 1890 with a PhD in theology, two decades later in 1914 he prepared a dissertation for a master's degree in theology, but its consideration was initially postponed, and later did not take place due to well-known events. In 1951, the theological works of Metropolitan Bartholomew (Gorodtsov) were appreciated, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of theology (honoris causa), not for a separate dissertation study, but for a set of scientific works.