Eparchy of Kryvyi Rih
Orthodox diocese in Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orthodox diocese in Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol diocese - Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) centered in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. Cathedral city - Kryvyi Rih. Cathedral - Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Kryvyi Rih), Transfiguration (Nikopol).
Eparchy of Kryvyi Rih | |
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Location | |
Territory | Central and southern Ukraine |
Headquarters | Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine |
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Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) |
Established | 1996 |
Language | Church Slavonic Russian Ukrainian |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Archbishop Ephraim |
Website | |
eparhia.com.ua |
Founded on 27 July 1996, by decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, of the release of the Dnipropetrovsk diocese. Decision of the Holy Synod on 12 September 1996 by Bishop Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol was defined as Archimandrite Ephraim, inhabitants of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
For ten years, the number of parishes in the territory of the diocese increased from 85 to 224, and clergy from 98 to 202.
The oldest churches in the cathedral city of Kryvyi Rih diocese are:
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