Священный Синод Русской православной церкви
On October 6, 2006, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Elisey was determined to be vicar of the Diocese of Chersonesus with the title of "Bishop of Bogorodsk", with the task of administering the Diocese of Sourozh and relieving the head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.