Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Diocese of Vyatka and Slobodskoy (Russian: Вятская и Слободская епархия Vyatskaya i Slobodskaya 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 Archibishop Mark (Tuzhikov) and supported by the Moscow Patriarchate.The diocese of Vyatka and Great Perm was established in 1656.
