It is known that perish churches dominated over the general architecture of the landscape in the local areas of Biysk. It was a perish church that was the general object where the observance, i.e. the religious people, came to. All perish churches in Biysk were symbols of the historical districts of the city. In the paper for the first time in big details, on the basis of numerous archival documentary sources the history of the Cossack Cathedral of the city of Biysk is studied. It is one of the first stone buildings of Biysk, previously used as a fortress. The author discusses the importance of Churches in the history of Biysk. An important place is given to the restoration of the forgotten names of the members of the Church clergy of the Cathedral. The author mentions the names of many of the priests and other workers of the Cathedral, kept in archival documents and writes about some facts of their biographies.

Приходские храмы в пределах отдельных локальных территорий Бийска обычно главенствовали над общей архитектурой ландшафта. Именно приходские храмы являлись главными объектами притяжения приходов, символами исторически сложившихся районов города. В работе впервые подробно, на основе многочисленных архивных документальных источников освящается вековая история Старо-Успенского «Казачьего» собора города Бийска первого каменного строения Бийской крепости, рассматривается значение храма в истории Бийска. Важное место отводится восстановлению забытых имен церковного причта собора и их биографий.