Diocese of Edineț and Briceni

The Diocese of Edineț and Briceni is an eparchy or diocese of the Moldovan Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate with its seat in the city of Edineț, Moldova.

History

The Diocese of Edineț and Briceni was established on October 6, 1998, by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to organize the Orthodox Church in northern Moldova.

As of 2010 the Eparchy consisted of 130 parishes and 4 monasteries served by 130 full-time priests and 10 deacons. Its current bishop is Nicodim (Vulpe).

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