Western Vicarism - Vicarism of the Russian Orthodox Church, uniting the churches of the Western administrative district of Moscow . It includes two deaneries - St. George and Mikhailovsky [1] .
Eastern Vicariate was formed on December 27, 2011 by the decision of the Holy Synod [2] [3] . At the end of 2011, 61 churches were part of the vicarism [4] .
Since June 11, 2019, the administration of the Western Vicarism of the city of Moscow has been entrusted to His Grace Bishop Pavlovo-Posadsky , Vicar of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia [5] .
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St. George's Deanery
St. George Deanery unites the temples of the districts of the Western administrative district of Moscow: Kuntsevo , Krylatskoye , Filevsky park , Dorogomilovo , Fili-Davydkovo , Mozhaysky . As of July 2012, it includes 21 temples. Deanery - Archpriest Serafim Nedosekin, Rector of the Church of the Navy. George the Victorious - the Patriarchal Compound on Poklonnaya Hill.
Church of the Intercession at Fili
Church of St. George on Poklonnaya Hill
Temple of Seraphim of Sarov in Filevsky floodplain
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krylatskoye
Church of St. Righteous John of Russia in Kuntsevo
Mikhail Deanery
St. Michael's Deanery unites the temples of the districts of the Western administrative district of Moscow: Vnukovo , Novo-Peredelkino , Solntsevo , Ochakovo-Matveevskoe , Troparevo-Nikulino , Prospect Vernadsky , Ramenki . As of July 2012, it includes 40 temples and chapels. Deanery of the district - Archpriest George Studenov, rector of the Church of the Archangel Michael in Troparyov [6] [7] .
Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Trinity-Golenishchev
Church of the Archangel Michael in Troparev
Trinity Church on the Sparrow Hills
Church of St. Igor Chernigov (Novo-Peredelkino)
Governing Bishops
- Ignatius (Punin) (December 22, 2010 - December 31, 2011) - nurtured parish churches in the Western District of the city of Moscow (Mikhailovsky deanery) [8]
- Ignatius (Punin) (December 31, 2011 - October 29, 2015)
- Tikhon (Shevkunov) (October 29, 2015 - July 27, 2018)
- Matthew (Kopylov) (July 27, 2018 - June 11, 2019)
- Thomas (Mosolov) (from June 11, 2019)
Notes
- ↑ Deanery of Moscow.
- ↑ http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1909396.html
- ↑ "By order of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, the administrators of the diocesan vicarities of Moscow were appointed . " // Patriarchy.Ru
- ↑ Official site of Western Wikaria.
- ↑ Governor of Western Vicariate Appointed . The official website of the Moscow City Diocese (June 14, 2019). Date accessed July 23, 2019.
- ↑ Deanery of the city of Moscow.
- ↑ The official website of the Mikhail Deanery
- ↑ Vicars of the Moscow diocese will be serving parish churches in the deanery districts of the Russian capital. // Patriarchy.Ru