Gorno-Altai diocese - diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church . Territory - Altai Republic . Cathedral City - Gorno-Altaysk .
| Gorno-Altai diocese | |
|---|---|
| Russian Orthodox Church | |
 Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Gorno-Altaysk | |
| General information | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Diocesan Center | Gorno-Altaysk |
| Founded by | October 2, 2013 |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Archbishop of Gorno-Altai and Chemal Callistratus (Romanenko) (since November 10, 2013 ) |
| Site | eparhia-gorniyaltay.ru |
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History
In 1924, the Gorno-Altai Vicariate was established (called possible in the Gorno-Altai district , which existed in 1920-1922) of the Altai Metropolis , which was then led by Metropolitan Makarii (Nevsky) . Consecrated on August 29, 1924 in Moscow, Bishop Vasily (Dokhturov) arrived in Altai only in mid-January 1925, by the decision of the community he was assigned a churchhouse. [one]
However, on July 24, 1925, he petitioned the Patriarchal Locum Tenens Metropolitan Peter (Polyansky) for another appointment. [2] After this, the department was not replaced [3] .
On October 2, 2013, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church (Journal No. 112), the Gorno-Altai and Chemal diocese formed within the administrative borders of the Altai Republic were allocated from the Barnaul diocese [4] .
Bishops
- Gorno-Altai Vicariate
- Vasily (Doctors) (August 29, 1924 - July 24, 1925)
- Gorno-Altai diocese
- Kallistrat (Romanenko) (since November 10, 2013)
Deanery
The Gorno-Altai diocese includes several deanery districts:
- Mountain Altai Deanery
- Ongudai Deanery
Monasteries
- St. John the Theological Skete: courtyard of the Barnaul Znamensky Nunnery (female; Chemal village, Chemal district ).
- The monastery of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra (male; Ust-Koksinsky district ).
Notes
- ↑ Kreidun Yu.A., Orekhov A.S. The history of the closure of the Orthodox parishes of Gorno-Altaysk in the middle of the 20th century // Makaryevsky readings: materials of the eighth international conference. - Gorno-Altaisk: RIO GAGU, 2009 .-- S. 12 . - ISSN 978-5-91425-035-2 .
- ↑ Documents of the Patriarchal Chancellery 1925-1926 // Bulletin of Church History. - 2006. - No. 1 . - S. 59 .
- ↑ Mountain Altai Vicariate .
- ↑ Journals of the meeting of the Holy Synod of October 2, 2013 . // Patriarchy.Ru