Russian Orthodox Diocese of Smolensk

The Diocese Smolensk (Russian: Смоленская епархия) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church with its center in Smolensk. It was founded in 1137.[1]

This article is about the diocese in the Russian Orthodox Church. For other denominatons, see Bishop of Smolensk.
Diocese of Smolensk
Dormition Cathedral in Smolensk
Location
HeadquartersSmolensk
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchRussian Orthodox Church
Established1137
GovernanceEparchy
Website
smoleparh.ru

References
  1. Blum, Jerome (1961). Lord and peasant in Russia, from the ninth to the nineteenth century. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780691007649.



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