Diocese of Singapore (Russian Orthodox Church)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Diocese of Singapore (russian: Сингапурская епархия) is a diocese of the
Russian Orthodox Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...
(ROC) which covers the territory of
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
,
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
,
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
,
East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
and
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. It is part of the
Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia The Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia (PESEA, russian: Патриарший экзархат в Юго-Восточной Азии) is an exarchate created by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on 28 December 2018. The primate of the PESEA ...
(PESEA). The primate of the diocese of Singapore is also the primate of the PESEA.


History


Russian Eastern Orthodoxy in the region

After the visit of Metropolitan
Kirill (Gundyaev) Kirill or Cyril (russian: link=Russian, Кирилл, chu, , secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, russian: link=no, Владимир Михайлович Гундяев; born 20 November 1946) is a Russian Orthodox bishop. He became ...
of Smolensk and Kaliningrad to Malaysia and Singapore in 2003, the development of Russian Orthodox communities in these countries begun. In 2009, Bishop
Sergius (Chashin) Metropolitan and Exarch Sergius of Singapore and South-East Asia (russian: Митрополит Сергий, secular name Nikolay Nikolayevich Chashin, russian: Николай Николаевич Чашин; born June 19, 1974, Komsomolsky, Mord ...
noted: "Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, while still Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, visited many countries of
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
a few years ago: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and others. During this trip, he repeatedly met with our compatriots. Each time they asked him to create Eastern Orthodox communities where they could gather and pray. Metropolitan Kirill understood perfectly well how important it was to not forget and support Russians living outside their home country in every possible way. But, apparently, the time has not yet come at that time. It was unclear what to do first and what to do next" On October 12, 2007, the newly formed parish in honor of the Assumption of the Mother of God in Singapore was accepted into the jurisdiction of the
Russian Orthodox Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...
. The
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ( rus, Священный синод Русской православной церкви, Svyashchennyy sinod Russkoy pravoslavnoy tserkvi) serves by Church statute as the supreme administrative go ...
entrusted archpastoral care of the parish to Bishop
Sergius (Chashin) Metropolitan and Exarch Sergius of Singapore and South-East Asia (russian: Митрополит Сергий, secular name Nikolay Nikolayevich Chashin, russian: Николай Николаевич Чашин; born June 19, 1974, Komsomolsky, Mord ...
of
Ussuriysk Ussuriysk (russian: Уссури́йск) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai, and about ...
, vicar of the Vladivostok diocese. Since 2009, the clergy of the Assumption parish in Singapore began to celebrate regular services in the premises of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in
Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...
. In 2012, the parish of the Russian Orthodox Church, named after Archangel Michael moved to its permanent place in the center of the Malaysian capital. On December 26, 2012, by the decision of the Holy Synod, Bishop Sergius was entrusted with the archpastoral care of that parish. On November 13, 2018, in Singapore, a solemn ceremony was held for the laying of the first foundation stone of the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin which will be built on the territory of the Russian Cultural Center.


Creation within the PESEA

On December 28, 2018, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church formed the
Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia The Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia (PESEA, russian: Патриарший экзархат в Юго-Восточной Азии) is an exarchate created by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on 28 December 2018. The primate of the PESEA ...
(PESEA), with its headquarter in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. Archbishop
Sergius (Chashin) Metropolitan and Exarch Sergius of Singapore and South-East Asia (russian: Митрополит Сергий, secular name Nikolay Nikolayevich Chashin, russian: Николай Николаевич Чашин; born June 19, 1974, Komsomolsky, Mord ...
, was appointed as primate of the newly created Exarchate, with the title "of
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
and
South-East Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...
" On 7 January 2019, he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan in connection with the latter's appointment as
exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
. The newly established PESEA was not divided into dioceses until February 2019 and therefore de facto was until February 2019 a single diocese. On February 26, 2019, the Holy Synod of the ROC formed the diocese of Singapore within the Republic of Singapore, the Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia, 3 other dioceses of the PESEA were also created. On 2 November 2019, the clergy of the Indonesian mission of the ROCOR, formerly part of the ROCOR Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, decided to come under the unified spiritual leadership of the Diocese of Singapore due to the lack of ROCOR diocesan structures in Indonesia and on the basis of pastoral considerations. On August 25, 2020, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to include the states of
East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
and
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
in the sphere of pastoral responsibility of the Diocese of Singapore.


Ruling bishops

*
Sergius (Chashin) Metropolitan and Exarch Sergius of Singapore and South-East Asia (russian: Митрополит Сергий, secular name Nikolay Nikolayevich Chashin, russian: Николай Николаевич Чашин; born June 19, 1974, Komsomolsky, Mord ...
(28 December 2018/14 February 2019-)


References

{{Russian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church bodies in Asia Christian organizations established in 2019 Eastern Orthodoxy in Singapore Eastern Orthodoxy in Indonesia