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Diocese of Vyatka and Slobodskoy Вятская и Слободская епархия
Assumption cathedral of Tryphon Monastery
Location
Country	Russia
Territory	Kirov Oblast
Subdivisions	19 blagochiniy
Statistics
Area	120,400 km (46,500 sq mi)
Population - Total	1,391,534
Parishes	175
Churches	175
Information
Cathedral	Holy Assumption Cathedral
Current leadership
Archbishop	Mark (Tuzhikov)
Website
www.eparhia-vtk.ru

The Diocese of Vyatka (Russian: Вятская епархия, Vyatskaya yeparkhiya) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the exact territory of Kirov Oblast, Russia. The Assumption Cathedral in the region's capital, Kirov, is the Mother Church of this diocese.

It is headed by Archbishop Mark (Tuzhikov) and supported by the Moscow Patriarchate.

History

The diocese of Vyatka and Great Perm was established in 1656. In 1799 it was renamed the diocese of Vyatka and Slobodsky after Great Perm was separated into its own diocese. It has two vicariates, one in Sarapul established in 1868, and one in Glazov established in 1889.

External links

• (in Russian)Vyatka-Slobodskoy Diocese official website

References

1. "Вятская епархия". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: F. A. Brockhaus. 1890–1907.

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