The rector of the Church of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tambov Archpriest John Cuban died of coronavirus, said on Thursday Telegram-channel working group under the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia for the coordination of the activities of Church institutions in terms of the spread of coronavirus infection.
"July 16, 2020 from complications of coronavirus infection, in the 66th year of life has died the cleric Tambov diocese Archpriest John Cuban, rector of the Church of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky in the city of Tambov", – stated in the message.
According to the site of the temple, Archpriest John Cuban was born on 6 Oct 1954 in Tyachev of Zakarpattia oblast of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1984 he graduated from the Moscow theological Seminary. Rector of the Church of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, he was on 27 August 2019.
In Russia, according to the Federal operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, registered 752 797 cases recovered 531 692 people, died 11 937. The government has launched a resource stopmanager.Russia to inform about the situation in the country.