Patriarchia.ru – The Holy Synod on October 10, 2009 (Journal #100) decided to receive into the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church a newly formed parish in Kathmandu, Nepal named in honor of the icon of the Theotokos, “She who ripens the grain”.

Archpriest Gennadiy Moroz, priest-in-charge of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in New Delhi, India is charged with providing pastoral care to the newly formed.