Country Russia Population
- Total 1,391,534 Churches 175 Church 175 | Subdivisions 19 blagochiniy Parishes 175 Area 120,400 km² Territory Kirov Oblast | |
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Cathedral Holy Assumption Cathedral | ||
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 Assumption Cathedral in the region's capital, Kirov, is the Mother Church of this diocese.
It is headed by Archibishop Mark (Tuzhikov) and supported by the Moscow Patriarchate.
The diocese of Vyatka and Great Perm was established in 1656.
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Diocese of Vyatka and Slobodskoy Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA