Eparchy Shymkent and Taras
| Eparchy Shymkent and Taras | |
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| General information | |
| Country |
 Kazakhstan
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| Seat | Schymkent |
| Founded | January 31, 1991 |
| Eparch | Jelewferi |
| cathedral | Nicholas Cathedral |
| Website | www.eparhiya.kz |
| statistics | |
| Dean's offices | 2 |
| Parishes | 28 |
| priest | 34 |
| Deacons | 4th |
| location | |
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The eparchy of Shymkent and Taras ( Kazakh Шымкент және Тараз епархиясы , Russian Чимкентская и Таразская епархия ) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan . She is a member of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District. The eparchy, founded in 1991, includes the city of Shymkent and the areas of Qysylorda , Shambyl and Turkistan .
The metropolitan of the eparchy is Archbishop Jelewferij (* 1953; real name Jurij Feofanowitsch Kosores , Russian Юрий Феофанович Козорез ). The cathedral city of the eparchy is Schymkent , in which the St. Nicholas Cathedral is also located.
Name of the eparchy
- Schymkent and Zelinograd (January 31, 1991 to July 16, 1993)
- Schymkent and Aqmola (July 16, 1993 to October 5, 2011)
- Schymkent and Taras (since October 5, 2011)
Web links
- Website of the eparchy of Shymkent and Taras (Kazakh and Russian)
- The eparchy on the site of the Russian Orthodox Church (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ mitropolia.kz: Чимкентская епархия , accessed on October 27, 2018 (Russian).
- ↑ Елевферий, архиепископ Чимкентский и Таразский (Russian)
- ↑ Curriculum vitae on the Eparchy website (Russian and Kazakh)