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Apostolic Administration Of Western Siberia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk ( la, Neosiberian(a) Transfigurationis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow, Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Jesus, Transfiguration, in the city of Novosibirsk, in Siberia (Asian Russia). History * Established on April 13, 1991 as Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk, on territory split off from the Diocese of Vladivostok and the newly suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev * Renamed on May 18, 1999 as Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia, having lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia (now Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk) * Promoted and renamed-back on February 11, 2002 as Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk Ordinaries (all Roman rite, so far missionary members of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |