Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast Russia
Russian Orthodox
The Cathedral was built in the 1800s and is the oldest Orthodox church in Kemerovo. It was the only Kemerovo church that remained open during Soviet times. On St Nicholas Day (December 19), 2008, the Catholic bishop of Novosibirsk and Nowokuznesk, at Pope Benedict's request, presented Bishop Aristarch of Kemerovo with a relic of St. Nicholas. The solemn liturgy took place in St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kemerovo.