Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan

Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan (Russian: Бакинская и Азербайджанская епархия, Azerbaijani: Bakı və Azərbaycan yeparxiyası) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan. Majority of its members are ethnic Russians of Azerbaijan. Entire territory of Azerbaijan is under ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Baku and Azerbaijan, centered in the Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral in Baku. The Church of Michael Archangel also exist in Baku.

Dioecese of Baku and Azerbaijan
orthodox
Metropolitan Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of Tbilisi and Baku, and Exarch of Caucasus (1917-1918)
Location
CountryAzerbaijan
Deaneries2
HeadquartersHoly Myrrhbearers Cathedral
Statistics
Parishes1
Churches6
Information
First holderPavel (Vilkovskiy) 1919 - 1923
DenominationRussian Orthodox
Established1919
Current leadership
BishopVacant (last held by Alexander (Ishein))
Website
az.pravoslavie.az
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