Patriarch Kirill conveyed to the head of the "Russian Exarchate" letter of unity with the Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch capital and all Russia Kirill gave the head of the Archdiocese of the Western European parishes of the Russian tradition ( "Russian Exarchate" ) to Archbishop John Patriarchal and Synodal letter about the restoration of the unity of the Archdiocese with the ROC.
The ceremony was held at the divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Archdiocese "Now is an integral part of the Moscow Patriarchate," according to the text of the document which was solemnly read in the temple.
"Russian Exarchate" was founded in 1921 when the temporary administration of Russian churches in Western Europe was entrusted to the Archbishop Evlogy (Georgievsky). This decision was made by the then Patriarch Metropolitan and all Russia Tikhon, the Holy Synod and the Supreme ecclesiastical Council.
due to historical circumstances in 1931, the parishes headed by Metropolitan Evlogy were adopted on a temporary basis within the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the form of the Exarchate, the Metropolitan noted that "this is a temporary break official administrative relations" until such time " when restored recognized the Central Church authorities and the normal rules of life of the Russian Orthodox Church."
in November 2018 the Constantinople Synod adopted a conclusion on the dissolution of the Archbishopric. In September, 2019 in Paris held a meeting of the clergy of the Archdiocese, which, as reported in the ROC, the vast the vast majority of the clergy accepted the request to connect to the Russian Orthodox Church. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 14 September adopted a conclusion on accepting the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate Archbishop John together with his arrival.
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