Diocese of Vyatka and Slobodskoy
Diocese of Vyatka and Slobodskoy Вятская и Слободская епархия | |
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![]() Assumption Monastery of Tryphon | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Territory | Kirov Oblast |
Subdivisions | 19 blagochiniy |
Statistics | |
Area | 120,400 km2 (46,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total | 1,391,534 |
Parishes | 175 |
Churches | 175 |
Information | |
Cathedral | Holy Assumption Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Archbishop | |
Website | |
www.eparhia-vtk.ru |
The Diocese of Vyatka and Slobodskoy (Russian: Вятская и Слободская епархия, Vyatskaya i Slobodskaya yeparkhiya) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the exact territory of Kirov Oblast, Russia. The in the region's capital, Kirov, is the Mother Church of this diocese.
It is headed by Archbishop and supported by the Moscow Patriarchate.
The diocese of Vyatka and Great Perm was established in 1656.
External links[]
- (in Russian)Vyatka-Slobodskoy Diocese official website
Categories:
- Eparchies of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Kirov Oblast
- Dioceses established in the 17th century
- 1656 establishments in Russia
- Eastern Orthodoxy stubs