The Astrakhan Metropolia is the Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church . It was formed by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church of March 12, 2013 [1] in the administrative borders of the Astrakhan region . The ruling bishop of the Astrakhan diocese was appointed the head of the metropolis.
| Astrakhan Metropolis | |
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| Russian Orthodox Church | |
| General information | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Diocesan Center | Astrakhan |
| Founded by | March 12, 2013 |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Metropolitan of Astrakhan and Kamyzyak Nikon (Fomin) (since July 15, 2016 ) |
| Map | |
 Astrakhan and Kamyzyak diocese Akhtuba and Enotaev diocese | |
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Dioceses
Astrakhan Diocese
Territory: Astrakhan urban district; Volodarsky , Ikryaninsky , Kamyzyaksky , Limansky , Volga regions of the Astrakhan region .
Akhtuba Diocese
Territory: Akhtubinsky , Enotaevsky , Krasnoyarsky , Narimanovsky , Kharabalinsky and Chernoyarsky districts , as well as a closed administrative-territorial formation city of Znamensk, Astrakhan region .
The ruling bishop is Bishop Anthony (Azizov) . Area - 36,770 km², population - 240 thousand people.
Metropolitans
- Jonah (Karpukhin) (March 12, 2013 - July 15, 2016)
- Nikon (Fomin) (from July 15, 2016)
Notes
Links
- The Astrakhan Metropolis on the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church