Petrozavodsk and Karelian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Company
Community and non-profit structures
Russia
North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation
Petrozavodsk
st. Fedosovoy, 10
Russia
North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation
Petrozavodsk
st. Fedosovoy, 10
Geographical location: located in the North-West of Russia, it includes the Petrozavodsk urban district, Kondopozhsky, Lakhdenpokh, Medvezhyegorsky, Olonetsky, Pitkyarantsky, Prionezhsky, Pryazhinsky, Pudozhsky, Sortavalsky, Suoyarsky districts of the Republic of Karelia. It was founded on May 22/June 4, 1828, restored on July 19, 1990. By the decision of the Holy Synod of May 29, 2013, it became part of the Karelian Metropolis.
Owners:
Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
History
2017:64 parishes and 7 monasteries
For 2017, the ruling bishop is Metropolitan Konstantin of Petrozavodsk and Karelian. The diocese has 64 active parishes, 7 monasteries, 88 clergy (August 2017).
1990: Patriarch Alexy II in Petrozavodsk
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II and Bishop of Petrozavodsk at a meeting in the mayor's office of Petrozavodsk, August 18, 1990
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