Russian Orthodox Diocese Of Great Britain And Ireland

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), with communities on the territories of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The episcopal seat of the diocese is in Richmond. However, since the departure of Bishop Constantine (Essensky) of Richmond in 1985 the diocese has not had a resident bishop. Since then, the diocese has been under the omophor of His Eminence Archbishop Mark (Arndt) of Berlin, who is also bishop of the ROCOR German diocese, the overseer of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, and Second Deputy to the President of the ROCOR Synod of Bishops. The diocese currently comprises five parishes, with three other churches served by its clergy. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs, in Chiswick, West London. There are currently six priests and one deacon serving within the diocese, in addition to a small number of junior clergy.