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| image = Успенский собор (1906 год). Махачкала, Дагестан.jpg
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| caption = The Cathedral of the Assumption. Makhachkala
| caption = [[Cathedral of the Assumption of Makhachkala|Cathedral of the Assumption]], Makhachkala
| name = Makhachkala<br>Махачкалинская епархия
| name = Makhachkala<br>Махачкалинская епархия
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| province = [[Dagestan]]
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| parishes = 50
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| churches = 29
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|established = December 26, 2012
|established = 26 December 2012
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| bishop = {{ill|Varlaam (Ponomaryov)|ru|Варлаам (Пономарёв)|lt=Vaarlam}}
| cathedral = The Cathedral of the Assumption
| cathedral = [[Cathedral of the Assumption of Makhachkala|Cathedral of the Assumption]], [[Makhachkala]]
| language = [[Russian language|Russian]]
| language = [[Russian language|Russian]]
| archdeaconries = [[Dagestan]], [[Ingushetia]] and [[Chechnya]]
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|denomination= [[Russian Orthodoxy]]
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The '''Diocese of Makhachkala''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] on the territory of [[Dagestan]], [[Ingushetia]] and [[Chechnya]] with the center in the city of [[Makhachkala]], a city in the Russian Republic of Dagestan.<ref name = 'bishop'>[https://riadagestan.ru/news/society/episkop_makhachkalinskiy_i_groznenskiy_varlaam_vozveden_v_san_arkhiepiskopa/ Bishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Grozny elevated to the rank of archbishop]</ref> The main temple is the Cathedral of the Assumption.
The '''Diocese of Makhachkala''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] on the territory of [[Dagestan]], [[Ingushetia]] and [[Chechnya]] with its [[Cathedra|seat]] in the city of [[Makhachkala]], the capital of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia.<ref name = 'bishop'>[https://riadagestan.ru/news/society/episkop_makhachkalinskiy_i_groznenskiy_varlaam_vozveden_v_san_arkhiepiskopa/ Bishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Grozny elevated to the rank of archbishop]</ref> The main temple is the [[Cathedral of the Assumption of Makhachkala|Cathedral of the Assumption]].


[[Image:Церковь Святого Знамения Божьей Матери г. Хасавюрт.JPG|right|thumb|Cathedral of the Sign, [[Khasavyurt]]]]
[[Image:Церковь Святого Знамения Божьей Матери г. Хасавюрт.JPG|right|thumb|[[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign (Khasavyurt)|Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign]], [[Khasavyurt]]]]
[[Image:Hram-mihail-arhangel(Grozniy).jpg|rightr|thumb|Church of Michael the Archangel, [[Grozny]]]]
[[Image:Hram-mihail-arhangel(Grozniy).jpg|right|thumb|{{ill|Church of Michael the Archangel, Grozny|ru|Храм Михаила Архангела (Грозный)|lt=Church of Michael the Archangel}}, [[Grozny]]]]
[[Image:Храм Святого Князя Владимира в Махачкале.png|right|thumb|Church of the [[Equal-to-the-Apostles|Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles]] [[Vladimir the Great|Prince Vladimir]] on the main square of [[Makhachkala]]]]
[[Image:Храм Святого Князя Владимира в Махачкале.png|right|thumb|[[Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir of Makhachkala]] on the main square of [[Makhachkala]]]]
==History==
==History==
Historically, the territory of the diocese was part of the [[Astrakhan]] diocese. In 1842, after the formation of the [[Stavropol]] diocese, the territory of the current Makhachkala diocese became part of it.<ref name = 'history'>[https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/ruwiki/1450633 Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala diocese]</ref>
Historically, the territory of the diocese was part of the [[Diocese of Astrakhan]]. In 1842, after the formation of the {{ill|Diocese of Stavropol|ru|Ставропольская епархия}}, the territory of the current Makhachkala diocese became part of it.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}


On December 28, 1998, the territory of Dagestan became part of the [[Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan|Baku diocese]].<ref name = 'history' />
On 28 December 1998, the territory of Dagestan became part of the [[Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan|Diocese of Baku]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} On 22 March 2011 [[Dagestan]], [[Ingushetia]] and [[Chechnya]] became part of the {{ill|Diocese of Vladikavkaz|ru|Владикавказская епархия}}.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}


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On 26 December 2012, the [[Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church|Holy Synod]] formed the independent Makhachkala diocese, separated from the Vladikavkaz diocese,<ref>[https://vladikavkaz.bezformata.com/listnews/eparhiya-otdelilas-ot-vladikavkazskoj/8710974/?amp=1 Makhachkala diocese separated from Vladikavkaz]</ref> with its [[Cathedra|seat]] in Makhachkala and with the inclusion of [[parish]]es and [[Monastery|monasteries]] in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya.<ref>[http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/2674464.html The Holy Synod within Dagestan formed the Makhachkala diocese within Dagestan, Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic]</ref>
March 22, 2011 [[Dagestan]], [[Ingushetia]] and [[Chechnya]] became part of the [[Vladikavkaz]] diocese.<ref name = 'history' />


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On 5 October 2015, Bishop {{ill|Varlaam (Ponomaryov)|ru|Варлаам (Пономарёв)|lt=Vaarlam}} of Makhachkala and Grozny led a [[Procession |religious procession]] in the city of [[Kizlyar]],<ref name = 'procession'>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151007213925/http://goragospodnya.ru/novosti/item/2696-v-dagestane-vpervye-v-novejshej-istorii-sostoyalsya-krestnyj-khod For the first time in modern history, a religious procession took place in Dagestan]</ref> which became the first in Dagestan in recent history. The procession, timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of [[Equal-to-the-Apostles]] [[Vladimir the Great|Prince Vladimir]] and the 280th anniversary of the founding of the city,<ref name = 'procession' /> brought together about 1,000 [[Russian Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] believers who walked a total of about three kilometers.<ref name = 'procession' />
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On December 26, 2012, by the decision of the [[Holy Synod]] was formed an independent Makhachkala diocese, separated from the Vladikavkaz diocese,<ref>[https://vladikavkaz.bezformata.com/listnews/eparhiya-otdelilas-ot-vladikavkazskoj/8710974/?amp=1 Makhachkala diocese separated from Vladikavkaz]</ref> with a center in Makhachkala and with the inclusion of [[parish]]es and [[Monastery|monasteries]] in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya.<ref>[http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/2674464.html The Holy Synod within Dagestan formed the Makhachkala diocese within Dagestan, Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic]</ref>

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On October 5, 2015, [[Bishop]] Varlaam of Makhachkala and Grozny led a [[Procession |religious procession]] in the city of [[Kizlyar]],<ref name = 'procession'>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151007213925/http://goragospodnya.ru/novosti/item/2696-v-dagestane-vpervye-v-novejshej-istorii-sostoyalsya-krestnyj-khod For the first time in modern history, a religious procession took place in Dagestan]</ref> which became the first in Dagestan in recent history. The procession, timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of [[Equal-to-the-Apostles]] [[Vladimir the Great|Prince Vladimir]] and the 280th anniversary of the founding of the city,<ref name = 'procession' /> brought together about 1,000 [[Russian Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] believers who walked a total of about three kilometers.<ref name = 'procession' />


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
Statistics at the end of 2014:<ref name = 'meeting'>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150406165150/http://goragospodnya.ru/novosti/item/2393-v-stolitse-dagestana-sostoyalos-ocherednoe-ezhegodnoe-sobranie-dukhovenstva-makhachkalinskoj-eparkhii In the capital of Dagestan was held the regular annual meeting of the clergy of the Makhachkala diocese]</ref>
Statistics at the end of 2014:<ref name = 'meeting'>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150406165150/http://goragospodnya.ru/novosti/item/2393-v-stolitse-dagestana-sostoyalos-ocherednoe-ezhegodnoe-sobranie-dukhovenstva-makhachkalinskoj-eparkhii In the capital of Dagestan was held the regular annual meeting of the clergy of the Makhachkala diocese]</ref>
* Priests - 24
* Ministries - 24
* [[Deacon]]s - 4
* [[Deacon|Diaconates]] - 4
* [[Deanery]] districts<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305093117/http://rpczsouth.org.ru/svyatye/igumenya-antonina-nastoyatelnica-kizlyarovskogo-monastyrya-na-kavkaze.html Abbess Antonina, abbess of the Kizlyarovsky Monastery in the Caucasus]</ref> - 4
* [[Deanery]] districts<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305093117/http://rpczsouth.org.ru/svyatye/igumenya-antonina-nastoyatelnica-kizlyarovskogo-monastyrya-na-kavkaze.html Abbess Antonina, abbess of the Kizlyarovsky Monastery in the Caucasus]</ref> - 4
* [[Church]]es - 29
* [[Church (building)|Church]]es - 29
* [[Chapel]]s<ref>[https://pravoslavie.ru/64097.html Services Resumed in The Chapel Of The Village Of Khankala In Chechnya]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220504213410/https://regnum.ru/news/kavkaz/1676822.html A new Orthodox chapel was solemnly opened in the Chechen village]</ref> - 15
* [[Chapel]]s<ref>[https://pravoslavie.ru/64097.html Services Resumed in The Chapel Of The Village Of Khankala In Chechnya]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220504213410/https://regnum.ru/news/kavkaz/1676822.html A new Orthodox chapel was solemnly opened in the Chechen village]</ref> - 15
* [[Chapel|Prayer rooms]] - 3
* [[Chapel|Prayer rooms]] - 3
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The Makhachkala deanery unites churches on the territory of Dagestan,<ref name = 'diocese'>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029235417/http://goragospodnya.ru/novosti/item/1697-sostoyalos-pervoe-eparxialnoe-sobranie-novoobrazovannoj-maxachkalinskoj-eparxii The first diocesan meeting of the newly formed Makhachkala diocese was held]</ref> with the exception of the three northern regions. The borders of the deanery coincide with the borders of the Republic of Dagestan, except for the northern one, which runs along the [[Terek (river)|Terek River]].
The Makhachkala deanery unites churches on the territory of Dagestan,<ref name = 'diocese'>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029235417/http://goragospodnya.ru/novosti/item/1697-sostoyalos-pervoe-eparxialnoe-sobranie-novoobrazovannoj-maxachkalinskoj-eparxii The first diocesan meeting of the newly formed Makhachkala diocese was held]</ref> with the exception of the three northern regions. The borders of the deanery coincide with the borders of the Republic of Dagestan, except for the northern one, which runs along the [[Terek (river)|Terek River]].


* [[Cathedral of the Assumption of Makhachkala|Cathedral of the Assumption]], Makhachkala
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* [[Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin of Derbent]]<ref name = 'diocese' />
* [[Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir of Makhachkala|Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir]], Makhachkala
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* [[Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin of Derbent|Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin]], Derbent<ref name = 'diocese' />


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Revision as of 21:36, 12 July 2024

Diocese of Makhachkala
Махачкалинская епархия
Cathedral of the Assumption, Makhachkala
Location
CountryRussia
HeadquartersMakhachkala
Statistics
Parishes50
Churches29
Information
DenominationRussian Orthodoxy
Established26 December 2012
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Makhachkala
LanguageRussian
Current leadership
BishopVaarlam [ru]

The Diocese of Makhachkala is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church on the territory of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya with its seat in the city of Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia.[1] The main temple is the Cathedral of the Assumption.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign, Khasavyurt
Church of Michael the Archangel [ru], Grozny
Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir of Makhachkala on the main square of Makhachkala

History

Historically, the territory of the diocese was part of the Diocese of Astrakhan. In 1842, after the formation of the Diocese of Stavropol [ru], the territory of the current Makhachkala diocese became part of it.[citation needed]

On 28 December 1998, the territory of Dagestan became part of the Diocese of Baku.[citation needed] On 22 March 2011 Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya became part of the Diocese of Vladikavkaz [ru].[citation needed]

On 26 December 2012, the Holy Synod formed the independent Makhachkala diocese, separated from the Vladikavkaz diocese,[2] with its seat in Makhachkala and with the inclusion of parishes and monasteries in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya.[3]

On 5 October 2015, Bishop Vaarlam [ru] of Makhachkala and Grozny led a religious procession in the city of Kizlyar,[4] which became the first in Dagestan in recent history. The procession, timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and the 280th anniversary of the founding of the city,[4] brought together about 1,000 Orthodox believers who walked a total of about three kilometers.[4]

Statistics

Statistics at the end of 2014:[5]

Temples and monasteries

The Makhachkala deanery unites churches on the territory of Dagestan,[11] with the exception of the three northern regions. The borders of the deanery coincide with the borders of the Republic of Dagestan, except for the northern one, which runs along the Terek River.

Notes

  1. ^ Bishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Grozny elevated to the rank of archbishop
  2. ^ Makhachkala diocese separated from Vladikavkaz
  3. ^ The Holy Synod within Dagestan formed the Makhachkala diocese within Dagestan, Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic
  4. ^ a b c For the first time in modern history, a religious procession took place in Dagestan
  5. ^ In the capital of Dagestan was held the regular annual meeting of the clergy of the Makhachkala diocese
  6. ^ Abbess Antonina, abbess of the Kizlyarovsky Monastery in the Caucasus
  7. ^ Services Resumed in The Chapel Of The Village Of Khankala In Chechnya
  8. ^ A new Orthodox chapel was solemnly opened in the Chechen village
  9. ^ Abbess Antonina, abbess of the Kizlyarovsky Monastery in the Caucasus
  10. ^ Ingushetia formed an Orthodox monastery
  11. ^ a b The first diocesan meeting of the newly formed Makhachkala diocese was held

See also

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