"Russian Exarchate" in Europe joined the ROC
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church received the head of "the Russian Exarchate" in the European Union the Archbishop and all the clergy under his leadership and parishes in the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate.
before such a request the head of "the Russian Exarchate" in the European Union appealed to the Patriarch Kirill.
As said Archbishop John, in the near future will be a meeting of the commissioners of the parishes that will be sent to Patriarch Kirill and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church its proposals in relation to the canonical forms of their organization.
Members of the Holy Synod Archbishop John was given the title of " Dubna ".
last year, the Constantinople decided to dissolve the Western European Exarchate of Russian parishes and annulled the Patriarchal Tomos of 1999.
most priests and parishioners opposed the destruction of the Exarchate and the subordination of the Russian parishes of the Greek Church. Discussed the possibility of returning to the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church abroad.
from the outset, the Exarchate included the parishes, formed mostly by refugees from Russia after the Civil war. According to the decree of Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Tikhon, in the 20-ies of the previous century, these communities were under the control of Metropolitan Evlogy in the jurisdiction of the Russian Church and was called the "Western diocese" (or "Western metropolis" ) with headquarters in Paris.
However, in 1930, Metropolitan Evlogy announced the "temporary interruption" of relations with the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church because of the plight of the Church in the Soviet Union and voluntarily appealed to the Patriarch of Constantinople about the transition in its jurisdiction. However, several parishes remained faithful to the Russian Orthodox Church.
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