Almetyevskaya Diocese in our days

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 borders of civilian provinces. In the two thousandth year the Orthodox Russian Church allocates the diocese as a sanctuary, which is headed by a bishop and groups the congregations of the parishioners, monasteries, commonwealths, farmsteads, as well as Spiritual and educational departments, missions. Its borders coincide with the administrative-territorial division of Russia. Today we will talk about what is ALitmyevo diocesewhere it is located and that in itself unites.

History

The highest leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church wasand Areas formed that formed part of a certain number of dioceses. On the territory of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1943 a metropolia was established, the center of which was in Kazan. Later, they separated from it diocese of Almetyevskaya and Chistopol. In 2012, the Tatarstan Metropolis was formed from these three dioceses. November 9, 2012 in the diocese included four districts: Almetyevsky, Bugulminsky, Zainsky and Leninogorsk.

Statistical data

Almetyevskaya Diocese on its territory places many differenttemples, cathedrals, chapels, and churches. There are no monasteries here, and work is underway to restore one of them. The diocese includes a parish of sixty-one people, clerics here thirty-seven, monks-two. It is ruled by Bishop Almetyevsky and Bugulminsky.

Departments

Almetyevskaya Diocese, photo which is attached, has in its managementcomposed of several departments: missionary, social, educational, spiritual and educational, on working with young people, as well as on resistance to alcoholism and drug addiction. The church court works here, questions about creating a society of sisters of mercy are often discussed.

Our days

Almetyevskaya Diocese is a new, emergingFive years ago. Today, on the initiative of the bishop, that it rules, active work is carried out to improve her spiritual reserve, sacred objects are gathered, which are especially honored by the Tatarstan people. Recently, the icon of the Mother of God "Troeruchitsa", which was previously in Athos, and also the icon of Sergius and Herman of Valaam, was moved here. Almetyevskaya and Bugulma dioceses expressed a desire that they have an icon of Seraphim of Sarov, especially revered by the faithful of Tatarstan.

Last news

This year in the village of Lesnoe Kaleikino wasbuilt a belfry in honor of the Matrona of Moscow. Almetyevskaya Diocese ordered bells for funds that the parish had collected, and for them a base was built and fixings were built. Belfry appeared on the initiative of the villagers, this event they have long been waiting for. It housed five bells. After the belfry was consecrated, the believers tried it in the affair.

At the end of the spring of this year, in the Holy Trinity Monastery, Metropolitan George handed over to the bishop Almetyevsky and Bugulminsky, headed by ALitmyevo diocese, the icon of Seraphim of Sarov with a part of the remainsthe saints. Before the beginning of the celebration, a prayer service to Seraphim of Sarov was performed and a liturgy. At the liturgy pilgrims prayed, active parishioners, philanthropists, sisters of the monastery, as well as the abbess of the monastery of Diveevsky.

Announcements

In July, Kazan will host creative andprayer activities that are devoted 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, activists of the youth movement, parishioners will participate.

Also in July in the village of Alekseevskoyethe procession, as well as the divine service in memory of the icon of the Mother of God. It will be transported in with. Anatysh, and then the shrine will be held along with the procession in the village of Rybnaya Sloboda. The next day will be a procession to the river. Kame, the field of which the shrine will go again in with. Alekseevskoe. The celebration will end with a concert by Anna Sizovoy.

In the same month in the village of Sokolka will bethe courses of the "orthodox leader" in the children's camp "Makaryevsky meetings" are organized. The courses are designed for people from seventeen to thirty-five years old who want to practice the camp activities. The organizers of the courses will teach their visitors how to effectively plan their summer vacation and conduct various children's activities.

Thus, ALitmyevo diocese for five years of its existence it was able to achieve a lot.

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