Russian Orthodox Church Outside Borders
| Russian Orthodox Church outside borders ( ) | |
|---|---|
| Autocephaly / Autonomy declared | 1920 |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized | 2007 (canonical unity with Pat. Moscow) |
| Current primate | Archbishop Hilarion (Kapral) |
| Headquarters | New York, USA |
| Primary territory | (Russian diaspora) |
| Territorial extension | (Russian diaspora) |
| Rite | Byzantine , ancient Russian |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Slavonic |
| Calendar | Julian |
| Estimated population | 500 000 |
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The Russian Orthodox Church outside boundaries or Russian Orthodox Church Abroad Russian Orthodox is a court which separated from the Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia at the time of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Eucharistic communion and canonical unity were restored in Moscow on 17 May 2007 , the day of the Ascension of the Lord. This church was split in two, there is another Russian Church Outside Russia, Metropolitan Vitaly has been the leader at the time of the break and now she follows Bishop Vladimir.
The head of the church (First Hierarch) bears the title of Metropolitan , with residence in New York. The present incumbent is Bishop Hilarion Kapral (since May 12, 2008).
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The Russian Orthodox Church outside border is also known by other names:
- Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia
- Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
- Church (Orthodox) Russian Synodal
History
- 13 September 1922 meeting of bishops Russian Sremski Karlovci in Serbia and the establishment of a synod of the Russian Orthodox Church outside borders
- 1981 Canonization of Nicolas II and his family
- 1987 Creating a rite diocese Old Believer (Old Russian) at Erie United States
- 2003 meeting between Vladimir Putin and the Metropolitan in New York Laur
centrifugal movements and schisms
Discussions with the Moscow Patriarchate from 2000 , then the act of restoration of communion in 2007 , have caused several opposition movements, both in Russia and the Russian diaspora. Opponents have created several new courts:
- Russian Orthodox Church in Exile (current primacy - interim - Vladimir San Francisco)
- True Russian Orthodox Church - Synod Lazarite (current primacy: Tikhon of Omsk)
- Russian Orthodox Church outside borders - Provisional Ruling Authority of the Church (current primacy: Agafangel Odessa)
Organization
Synod
- Metropolitan New York and the eastern United States: Metropolitan Hilarion (formerly Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand), who succeeded in May 2008 His Eminence Metropolitan Laure ( 03.16.2008). It is the title of Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.
- Archdiocese of Detroit and Chicago Archbishop Alypy.
- Archdiocese of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain: Archbishop Mark.
- Archdiocese of San Francisco and Western United States: Archbishop Cyril.
- Bishopric of Ishim and Siberia: Bishop Evtikhii.
- Bishopric of Geneva and Western Europe: Michael Bishop.
- Diocese of Manhattan, New York and the eastern United States: Bishop Gabriel.
- Stuttgart diocese: Bishop Agapit.
- Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Peter.
- Erie diocese: Bishop Daniel.
- Bishop Ambrose (Cantacuzino) (d. 2009)
- Bishop Barnabas (Prokofiev), retired
Relations with the Russian Orthodox Church
On May 17, 2007 Patriarch Alexy II and Metropolitan Laur signed at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow Act reestablishing canonical unity of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Relations with other Churches
See also
Internal Links
External Links
- (Ru) (en) Website
- (Ru) (en) Diocese of Geneva and Western Europe
- (In) Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
References
- Alexis Obolensky, Svetchine Luc Pierre-Antoine Gatier, Russian churches NICES, Honor Clair
| Autocephalous churches | |
| Autonomous Churches | |
| Independent churches noncanonical | |
| Note | |
| See also: two councils of churches - churches of three councils - the Eastern Catholic Churches | |
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