The Kaliningrad Metropolis is the metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church in the administrative borders of the Kaliningrad Region .
| Kaliningrad Metropolia | |
|---|---|
| Russian Orthodox Church | |
 | |
| General information | |
| A country |  Russia , Kaliningrad region |
| Diocesan Center | Kaliningrad |
| Founded by | October 21, 2016 |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Patriarch Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill (temporary administrator) (since October 21, 2016) |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | ~ 70 |
| Temples | ~ 168 temples and 38 chapels |
| Monasteries | 3 |
Formed by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on October 21, 2016 [1] .
The provisional administration of the metropolis was reserved for the patriarch.
Content
Composition of the Metropolitanate
The Kaliningrad Metropolia includes 2 dioceses:
Kaliningrad Diocese
Ruling bishop - Archbishop Seraphim (Melkonyan) (since October 21, 2016)
Chernyakhov Diocese
The ruling bishop is Bishop Nikolai (Degtyarev) (since November 27, 2016 )
Metropolitans
- Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill ( high-ranking since October 21, 2016)
Notes
- ↑ The Kaliningrad Metropolis was formed . // Patriarchy.Ru
Links
- The Kaliningrad Metropolis was formed . // Patriarchy.Ru