The Kotlas diocese is the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in the administrative borders of the Velsky , Verkhnetoyemsky , Vilegodsky , Konosha , Kotlas , Krasnoborsky , Lensky , Nyandomsky , Ustyansky and Shenkur districts of the Arkhangelsk region . Included in the Archangel Metropolis .
| Kotlas Diocese | |
|---|---|
| Russian Orthodox Church | |
 Church of Deacon Stephanie and St. Stephanie of Perm. Kotlas | |
| General information | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Metropolis | Arkhangelsk |
| Diocesan Center | Kotlas |
| Founded by | December 27, 2011 |
| Population | 288 thousand people |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Bishop of Kotlas and Velsky Vasily (Danilov) (since November 18, 2012) |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 45 |
| Monasteries | no [1] |
| Website | kotlas-eparhia.ru |
Arkhangelsk and Kholmogorsk diocese
Kotlas and Velsk diocese
Naryan-Mar and Mezen Diocese
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Bishops
- 3 Deaneries
- 4 Monasteries
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
It was established by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on December 27, 2011 by allocating part of the parishes from the Archangel diocese . [2] Administratively included in the Archangel metropolis .
On October 4, 2012, hegumen Vasily (Danilov) , clergyman of the Nizhny Novgorod diocese, was elected bishop of Kotlas and Velsky [3] .
The diocesan administration is located in the city of Koryazhma [4] .
Bishops
- Daniil (Dorovskikh) (December 27, 2011 - November 18, 2012) w / u, met. Arkhangelsk
- Vasily (Danilov) (since November 18, 2012)
Deanery
- Velskoe
- Kotlas
- Krasnoborskoye
- Nyandomskoe
Monasteries
Currently, there are no functioning monasteries in the diocese, however, in the past, Orthodox monasteries in this territory were:
- Varlaamiev Vazhsky Monastery (male; Shenkur district), abolished in 1764
- Solvychegodsky Vvedensky monastery (male; Solvychegodsk ), closed shortly after the revolution
- Koryazhemsky Nicholas Monastery (male; Kotlas district), closed in 1918
- Khristoforova Bogoroditskaya desert (male; the village of Tretyachikha , Kotlas district) was closed in 1764
- Shenkur Holy Trinity Monastery (female, one time male; Shenkursk ) closed in 1924
- Makaryevskaya Shenkur desert (female, previously male; Shenkur region), closed after the revolution.
- Uzdrinskaya desert (female; tract Uzdrinskaya Desert, Velsky district) closed after the revolution.
Notes
- ↑ Monasteries - Russia - Arkhangelsk Metropolis - Kotlas Diocese (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment April 5, 2013. Archived November 10, 2012.
- ↑ The Holy Synod completed the first day of work in the renovated residence of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in the Danilov Monastery
- ↑ JOURNALS of the meeting of the Holy Synod of October 4, 2012 / Official documents / Patriarchy.ru
- ↑ Contacts (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 16, 2013. Archived November 5, 2013.
Links
- Official site of the Kotlas and Velsk diocese
- Kotlas Diocese // Patriarchy.Ru
- Koryazhma will become the center of the Kotlas and Velsk diocese // "Archangel News"