Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Vyatka-Slobodskoy Diocese is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the exact territory of Kirov Oblast, Russia. The Assumption Cathedral in the region''s capital, Kirov, is the Mother Church of this diocese.It is headed by Metropolitan Khrisanf and supported by the Moscow Patriarchate.The diocese of Vyatka and Great Perm was established in 1656.