Appeal Made for New Eparchies in Primorye

Archbishop Veniamin (Pushkar) of Vladivostok has submitted a request to Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow that the creation of two additional eparchies out of his existing Eparchy of Vladivostok be considered for the better care of the Orthodox faithful living in Russia's Primorye Territory. The request was submitted during a meeting between Patriarch Kirill, Archbishop Veniamin, and Governor Sergey Darkin of Primorye. More (in Russian) here.