Armenian Diocese of Southern Russia

The Diocese of Southern Russia is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The canonical territory of the diocese includes regions in the south of the European part of Russia: Krasnodar and Stavropol krais, the republics of Adygea, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, and, in fact, Abkhazia.
On January 13, 1997, by decree of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin I, the Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan was divided into three dioceses:

The Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan with a see in Moscow
The Diocese of the Southern of Russia with a see in Krasnodar
The Diocese of Ukraine with a see in Lviv

On September 23, 2009, the residence of the Head of the Diocese was opened on the territory of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Krasnodar.

Primates

1998-2000 - Bishop Yeznik.
Since 2000 - Archbishop Movses