The Volgodonsk diocese is the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in the eastern part of the Rostov Region . It is part of the Don Metropolis .
| Volgodonsk diocese | |
|---|---|
| Russian Orthodox Church | |
 Church of the Nativity in Volgodonsk | |
| General information | |
| A country | Russia |
| Archbishop's District | Don Metropolis |
| Diocesan Center | Volgodonsk |
| Founded by | July 27, 2011 |
| Area | 56.84 thousand sq. Km. |
| Population | 1 091 thousand people [one] |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Mercury (Ivanov) (from August 30, 2019 ) |
| Cathedral Church | Church of the Nativity (Volgodonsk) |
| Statistics | |
| Deanery | 5 |
| Website | viseparchia.ru |
| Map | |
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 Bishops
- 3 Temples and monasteries
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
It was formed by the secession from the Rostov and Novocherkassk diocese of the definition of the Holy Synod of July 27, 2011 in the administrative borders of the Volgodonsk city district, as well as Belokalitvinsky , Veselovsky , Volgodonsky , Dubovsky , Yegorlyksky , Zavetinsky , Zernogradsky , Zimovnikovsky , Kagalnitsky , Konstantinovsky , Milinsky , Martynoz , Martynoz , Martynoz , Martynoz , Martynoz , Martynoz , Martynoz Orlovsky , Peschanokopsky , proletarian , Remontnensky , Sal , Semikarakorsky , Tatsinskiy , Ust-Donetsk , Tselinsky and Tsimlyansk district in Rostov area [2] [3] [4] .
On October 6, 2011, the Volgodonsk, Rostov, and Shakhtinsk dioceses were included in the newly formed Don Metropolis [5] .
As of the beginning of 2012, the diocese includes 89 parishes, in which 68 priests serve. [6]
Bishops
- Korniliy (Sinyaev) (September 11, 2011 - August 30, 2019)
- Mercury (Ivanov) (from August 30, 2019) v / u, metr. Rostov
Temples and Monasteries
As of 2018, the following deaneries exist on the territory of the diocese:
- Belokalitvensky deanery
- Grand Duchess
- Volgodonsk-Tsimlyansk deanery
- Zernograd deanery
- Konstantinov deanery
- Morozovsky Deanery District
- Sandstone deanery
- Salsk East deanery
- Salsk Central Deanery
- Semikarakor deanery
- Ust-Donetsk Deanery
- Central Volgodonsk deanery.
Notes
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census / Population of regions and urban settlements of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation
- ↑ Journals of the meeting of the Holy Synod of July 27, 2011 (Journal No. 70). Patriarchy.Ru .
- ↑ New dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church were formed on the territory of the Sverdlovsk and Rostov regions . Patriarchy.Ru .
- ↑ Six new dioceses will appear in the Russian Orthodox Church . Orthodoxy and the world .
- ↑ Journals of the meeting of the Holy Synod of October 5-6, 2011 , Journal No. 132
- ↑ Clergy of the Volgodonsk Diocese February 5, 2012 (inaccessible link)
Links
- Volgodonsk diocese // Patriarchy.Ru