In the Christian Church, there are areas (administrative-territorial units) headed by a bishop, that is, a bishop. These areas are called dioceses and expand to the boundaries of civilian provinces. In the year 2000, the Orthodox Russian Church singles out the diocese as a sanctuary, which is headed by a bishop and groups together parishioners, monasteries, communities, courtyards, as well as Spiritual and educational departments, missions. Its borders coincide with the administrative-territorial division of Russia. Today we will talk about what the Almetyevsk diocese is, where it is located and what unites it.
History
The top leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church formed regions that were part of a certain number of dioceses. On the territory of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1943, a metropolis was created, the center of which was in Kazan. Later, the diocese of Almetievskaya and Chistopolskaya stood out from it. In 2012, the Tatarstan Metropolis was formed from these three dioceses. On November 9, 2012, the diocese included four districts: Almetyevsk, Bugulminsky, Zainsky and Leninogorsk.
Statistics
Almetyevsk diocese places on its territorymany different temples, cathedrals, chapels, as well as churches. There are no monasteries here, work is underway to restore one of them. The diocese has a parish of sixty-one people, there are thirty-seven clerics, two monks. It is ruled by Bishop Almetyevskiy and Bugulminsky.
Departments
The Almetyevsk diocese, the photo of which is attached, has several departments in its management: missionary, social and educational, spiritual and educational, youth work, as well as resistance to alcoholism and drug addiction. The church court works here, questions about the creation of a society of sisters of mercy are often discussed.
Our days
Almetyevsk diocese is a new one, which appeared five years ago. Today, at the initiative of the bishop who rules in it, active work is being carried out to improve its spiritual reserve, shrines are being collected, which are especially honored by the Tatarstan people. Recently, the icon of the Mother of God "Three Hands", which was previously located in Athos, as well as the icon of Sergius and Herman of Valaam, was moved here. The Almetyevsk and Bugulma eparchies expressed a desire to have an icon of Seraphim of Sarov, who is especially revered by the faithful of Tatarstan.
Latest news
This year a belfry was built in the village of Lesnoye Kaleykino in honor of the Matrona of Moscow. The Almetyevsk diocese ordered the bells for the funds collected by the parish, and the foundation was built for them and the fixtures were built. Belfryappeared at the initiative of the villagers, they have been waiting for this event for a long time. It has five bells. After the belfry was consecrated, believers tried it out.
In the late spring of this year, in the Holy Trinity Monastery, Metropolitan George handed over to the bishop of Almetyevsk and Bugulma, who heads the Almetyevsk diocese, the icon of Seraphim of Sarov with part of the remains of the saints. Before the start of the celebration, a prayer service was performed to Seraphim of Sarov and a liturgy was performed. Pilgrims, active parishioners, philanthropists, sisters of the monastery, as well as the abbess of the Diveevsky monastery prayed at the liturgy.
Announcements
In July Kazan will host creative and prayer events dedicated to the Day of Family and Fidelity. A prayer service will be held in the Church of the Myrrh-bearing Women, where families with children, newlyweds, youth movement activists, and parishioners will participate.
Also in July, a religious procession will take place in the village of Alekseevskoye, as well as a service in honor of the memory of the icon of the Mother of God. She will be transferred to Anatysh, and then the shrine will pass along with the procession in the village of Rybnaya Sloboda. The next day there will be a procession to the river. Kame, the field of which the shrine will go again to the village. Alekseevskoe. The celebration will end with a concert by Anna Sizova.
This month, in the village of Sokolka, courses of the "Orthodox counselor" will be organized in the children's camp "Makaryev meetings". The courses are intended for people between the ages of seventeen and thirty-five who wish to engage in camp activities. Course organizers will teach their attendees effectivelyplan summer holidays and organize various activities for children.
Thus, the Almetyevsk diocese has been able to achieve a lot in the five years of its existence.
