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Diocese of Moscow
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The Urban Diocese of Moscow (Russian: Московская городская епархия) is a conventional name of church administrative institution of Russian Orthodox Church in the city of Moscow. The head of the diocese (eparchy) is the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.
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The diocese consists of stauropegic monasteries, cathedrals and churches of Moscow Kremlin, and parish churches, divided into 10 vicariates, which are, in turn, divided into 27 blagochiniyes (deaneries).[1]