Diocese of Anadyr

Diocese of Anadyr Анадырская епархия
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Anadyr
Location
Country	Russia
Territory	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Subdivisions	6 deaneries
Statistics
Area	737.700 km2 (284.828 sq mi)
Parishes	10
Information
Established	19 July 2000
Cathedral	Holy Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Archbishop	Ipaty (Golubev)
Website
pravchukotka.ru/

The Diocese of Anadyr (Анадырская епархия) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, the centralized religious organization headed by Moscow Patriarchate. The diocese operates churches within the borders of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

The cathedral church and the official seat of a diocesan bishop are located in the town of Anadyr.

History

The Anadyr diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church was founded by the resolution of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 19 July 2000, by separating parishes in the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from the Eparchy of Magadan.^[1]

Bishops

• Diomid (Dzyuban) (9 August 2000 - 28 June 2008)
• Mark (Tuzhikov) (28 June 2008 - 31 March 2009) acting, archbishop of Khabarovsk
• Nikodim (Chibisov) (31 March 2009 - 30 May 2011)^[2]
• Seraphim (Glushakov) (30 May 2011 - 24 December 2015, acting from 24 December 2015 - 3 January 2016)^[3]
• Matthew (Kopylov) (3 January 2016 - 14 July 2018, acting from 14 July - 21 August 2018)
• Ipaty (Golubev) (since 21 August 2018)^[1]

See also

• Russian Orthodox Church
• Eparchies and Metropolitanates of the Russian Orthodox Church

References