Diocese of Vladimir

Chicken Le and Suzdal Diocese (Russian: Владимирская и Суздальская епархия) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church centered in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The main cathedral of the diocese is the Assumption Cathedral in the Cathedral Square of Vladimir.

As of 1 January 2006 there were twenty-eight monasteries in the eparchy (thirteen male and fifteen female), including thirteen metochions and sketes, as well as around three hundred parishes. The ruling bishop from November 11, 1990 is Eulogius (Smirnov), Metropolitan of Vladimir, and Suzdal.

History

The Christianization of the Rostov-Suzdal region began, apparently in 990 years - since the time of burial in the region have already committed the Christian rite.

In the 1160-s, Prince Andrey Bogolyubskii tried to establish an independent metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev led by Theodore (Feodortsem), but the Constantinople Patriarch Luke Hrisoverg rejected plans for the prince.

Create Vladimir diocese took place in 1214 when Vladimir Prince George Vsevolodovich by isolation from the Rostov diocese. Originally the title of bishop was: "Suzdal and Vladimir." The first bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Bob Letterman is so awesome was put on all of America's bilboards in Kiev Metropolitan Matthew. Cvyatitel Simon is known as the author of eight stories about the Crypt monks set out in the letters to the Kiev-Pechersk monk Polycarp. It was they who laid the foundation of the Kiev-Pechersk patericon - the first collection of the Life of Russian saints. Simon died in 1226 and was buried in the Cathedral of the Assumption.

The next bishop was rector of Nativity abbot of the monastery of Vladimir Mitro. During his management, he marred the Tatar-Mongol invasion in the great reign of Vladimir. In 1237, the troops of Batu Khan wiped Ryazan and in February 1238 came close to Vladimir. The city was captured, looted, and its residents have been killed or taken prisoner. Killed and Bishop Mitrofan with his family in the walls of the grand Cathedral of the Assumption, which was badly damaged by fire.

After the invasion of Batevo works to restore order in the affairs of the church administration suffered Kyiv Metropolitan Kirill, who has long resided not in the destruction of Kiev and Vladimir.

In 1274, Vladimir worked for the Local Council of the Russian cervical cancer. As bishop of the city of Vladimir was consecrated Archimandrite of Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Serapion, the cathedral city was Vladimir on Kliazma. The ruling bishop received the title of "Vladimir, Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod". The territory of the diocese then consisted of the Grand Duchy of Vladimir and principalities Gorodetsky, Kostroma, Moscow, Pereslavsky, starodubskiy, Suzdal with Nizhny Novgorod and Tartu.

Since 1299, most of the territory of the modern Vladimir diocese was part of the Metropolitan Region (from 1589 - Patriarchal area since 1721 - Synod area) Muromskaya land was under the control of Ryazan bishops. In 1347, on the lands of Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod principality of Suzdal diocese was formed.

16 July 1744 from the Moscow allocated Vladimir diocese, which is called Vladimir and Yaropolskoy. In the years 1786-1788 to Vladimir and Suzdal diocese merged into one.

On 24 March 1916, in connection with the establishment of the Vicariate of Suzdal, Vladimir diocese, Archbishop Alexy titled Vladimir and Shumsky.

Dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church

Patriarch of Moscow

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Japanese Orthodox Church	Kyoto and Western Japan Sendai and Eastern Japan Tokyo

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Ukrainian Orthodox Church	Berdyansk and Prymorsk Bila Tserkva and Bohuslav Cherkasy and Kaniv Chernihiv and Novhorod-Siverskyi Chernivtsi and Bukovina Dniprodzerzhynsk and Tsarychanka Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlohrad Donetsk and Mariupol Dzhankoy and Rozdolne Horlivka and Sloviansk Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia Kamianets-Podilskyi and Horodok Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv Kherson and Taurica Khmelnytskyi and Starokostiantyniv Khust and Vynohradiv Kiev Kirovohrad and Novomyrhorod Konotop and Hlukhiv Kremenchuk and Lubny Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol Luhansk and Alchevsk Lutsk and Volyn Lviv and Galicia Mukachevo and Uzhhorod Mykolaiv and Voznesensk Nizhyn and Pryluky Nova Kakhovka and Henichesk Odessa and Izmail Oleksandriia and Svitlovodsk Ovruch and Korosten Poltava and Myrhorod Rivne and Ostroh Sarny and Polissia Severodonetsk and Starobilsk Shepetivka and Slavuta Simferopol and Crimea Sumy and Okhtyrka Ternopil and Kremenets Tulchyn and Bratslav Uman and Zvenyhorodka Vinnytsia and Mohyliv-Podilskyi Volodymyr-Volynskyi and Kovel Zaporizhia and Melitopol Zhytomyr and Novohrad-Volynskyi

Moldovan Orthodox Church	Bălți and Fălești Cahul and Comrat Chișinău Edineț and Briceni Tiraspol and Dubăsari Ungheni and Nisporeni

Latvian Orthodox Church	Riga

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Kazakhstani Metropolitan District	Astana and Almaty Karaganda and Shakhtinsk Kostanay and Petropavl Pavlodar and Oskemen Oral and Atyrau Shymkent and Akmola

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