Diocese of Anadyr explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Anadyr
Local:	Анадырская епархия
Established:	19 July 2000
Country:	Russia
Territory:	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Subdivisions:	6 deaneries
Area Km2:	737.700
Population As Of:	2010
Parishes:	10
Cathedral:	Holy Trinity Cathedral
Bishop:	Ipaty (Golubev)
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Website:	pravchukotka.ru/

The Diocese of Anadyr (Анадырская епархия) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, the centralized religious organization headed by Moscow Patriarchate. The diocese operates churches within the borders of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

The cathedral church and the official seat of a diocesan bishop are located in the town of Anadyr.

History

The Anadyr diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church was founded by the resolution of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 19 July 2000, by separating parishes in the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from the Eparchy of Magadan.^[1]

Bishops

• Diomid (Dzyuban) (9 August 2000 - 28 June 2008)
• Mark (Tuzhikov) (28 June 2008 - 31 March 2009) acting, archbishop of Khabarovsk
• Nikodim (Chibisov) (31 March 2009 - 30 May 2011)^[2]
• Seraphim (Glushakov) (30 May 2011 - 24 December 2015, acting from 24 December 2015 - 3 January 2016)^[3]
• Matthew (Kopylov) (3 January 2016 - 14 July 2018, acting from 14 July - 21 August 2018)
• Ipaty (Golubev) (since 21 August 2018)^[1]

See also

• Russian Orthodox Church
• Eparchies and Metropolitanates of the Russian Orthodox Church

Notes and References

1. Web site: Анадырская епархия.
2. Web site: Никодим, митрополит Челябинский и Златоустовский (Чибисов Юрий Валерьевич) . Патриархия.ru . 2015-12-24.
3. Web site: Епископом Анадырским и Чукотским избран иеромонах Матфей (Копылов), клирик Петропавловской и Камчатской епархии . Патриархия.ru . 2015-12-24.