▁is ▁an ▁e par chy ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁ ▁History ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁V olog da ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁north - western ▁region ▁of ▁her ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Nov gor od ▁dioc ese , ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the ▁east ▁- ▁in ▁the ▁Rost ov ▁dioc ese . ▁In ▁ 1 4 9 2 , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Nov gor od ▁G enn ady ▁gave ▁the ▁Perm ▁dioc ese , ▁V olog da , ▁and ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁were ▁called ▁Perm ▁and ▁V olog da . ▁By ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 9 ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁V olog da , ▁and ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁were ▁called ▁V olog da ▁and ▁Vel ik op erm skim i . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁dioc eses ▁have ▁been ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁provinces . ▁Several ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁V olog da ▁e pa oh ii ▁caught ▁in ▁Kost rom a , ▁T ver , ▁Nov gor od , ▁Ar kh angel sk ▁O blast , ▁dioc eses ▁have ▁moved ▁accordingly . ▁ ▁Modern ▁borders ▁took ▁shape ▁after ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁V olog da ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( after ▁the ▁Great ▁Pur ge ) ▁of ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁administration . ▁ ▁Form er ▁names ▁V olog da