Diocese of Astrakhan (Russian: Астраханская епархия) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church, uniting parishes and monasteries in the southern part of the Astrakhan Oblast (within the city of Astrakhan, as well as Volodarsky, Ikryaninsky, Kamyzyaksky, Limansky and Privolzhsky districts).

[1] The former superior of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Astrakhan, Theodosius (Kharitonov),[2] became the first ordinary bishop.

The rapid development of monasteries and church institutions in the region ensured the rights to control fisheries and the salt industry since the 17th century.

[3] On March 12, 2013, by decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, the northern part of the Astrakhan region was separated from the diocese, on the territory of which the Akhtubinsk Diocese was formed.

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