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.