Weekly publication issued by the Most Holy Governing Synod in 1888-1918 in Saint-Petersburg / Petrograd. Editor: Archpriest P. Smirnov. Journal was made up of two parts: official and unofficial. The unofficial part was entitled: "Supplements to the Church Journal". The official part contained the Highest edicts, governmental orders, laws, decrees, awards, resolutions of the Most Holy Governing Synod, etc. The unofficial part featured selected works of patristic literature, sermons, articles of theological and church-historical content, chronicle, reviews of new books, announcements, etc. The magazine had supplements: "Parish Reading", "Decisions of the Synod", prayers, leaflets, addresses, etc. The publication has the following indexes: "Alphabetical and subject index" to the Official Part of the "Church Gazette" for 1888-1897 (Saint-Petersburg, 1899), "Alphabetical and subject index" to the Official Part of the "Church Gazette" for 1898-1910 (Saint-Petersburg, 1911).
Presented issues: 1889-1892, 1896, 1897, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1907, 1911, 1914.