Diocese of Vyatka explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Vyatka and Slobodskoy
Local:Вятская и Слободская епархия
Country:Russia
Territory:Kirov Oblast
Subdivisions:19 blagochiniy
Area Km2:120400
Population:1,391,534
Parishes:175
Churches:175
Cathedral:Holy Assumption Cathedral
Bishop:Mark (Tuzhikov)
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Website:www.eparhia-vtk.ru

The Diocese of Vyatka (Russian: Вятская епархия, Vyatskaya 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 Archbishop Mark (Tuzhikov) and supported by the Moscow Patriarchate.

The diocese of Vyatka and Great Perm was established in 1656.

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