Russian Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan

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The Russian Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan is one of the largest Russian Orthodox congregations outside of Russia . It is the second largest religious community in Kazakhstan , which mainly includes the Russians living in Kazakhstan .

The Metropolitan Diocese of Kazakhstan was founded on May 7, 2003 by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. Since March 5, 2010, Metropolitan Alexander has been chairman of the Metropolitan Diocese of Kazakhstan. On October 6, 2010, three new eparchies were established in the area: Pavlodar , Qostanai and Karagandy eparchies .

Eparchies in Kazakhstan

The Russian Orthodox Church is organized in a metropolitan area in Kazakhstan. This includes nine eparchies :

Surname founding Seat
Astana and Almaty Eparchy 1945 Nur-Sultan
Eparchy Kokshetau 2011 Kokshetau
Eparchy Oral and Aqtobe 1991 Orally
Eparchy Öskemen 2011 Öskemen
Eparchy Pavlodar and Ekibastus 2010 Pavlodar
Eparchy Petropavl and Bulayev 2011 Petropavl
Eparchy Karagandy and Shakhtinsk 2010 Karagandy
Eparchy Qostanai and Rudny 2010 Qostanai
Eparchy Shymkent and Taras 1991 Schymkent

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Митрополичий округ Русской Православной Церкви в Республике Казахстан patriarchia.ru, accessed on July 28, 2019 (Russian).