Patriarchal parishes in Italy explained

Patriarchal parishes in Italy
Territory:Italy
Malta
San Marino
Metropolitan:Anthony (Sevryuk)
Headquarters:Rome, Italy
Denomination:Eastern Orthodox Church
Established:2007
Bishop:Anthony (Sevryuk)
Website:http://ortodossia.org/
Parent Church:Russian Orthodox Church
Bishop Title:Bishop of Bogorodsk
Province:Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (Moscow Patriarchate)

The Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Italian Republic (Russian: Приходы Московского патриархата в Итальянской Республике, Italian: parrocchie del Patriarcato di Mosca in Repubblica Italiana) is a subdivision of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the territory of Italy, Malta and San Marino.

Since 18 December 2018, the Patriarchal parishes in Italy is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe.[1]

As Archbishop Mark (Golovkov) noted: "In fact, this structure is an analogy of the diocese".[2] Such a structure is similar to an apostolic vicariate in the Roman Catholic Church.

History

Creation

On 27 December 2007, by decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Italy were separated from the Diocese of Chersonesus and subordinated to the Bishop of Bogorodsk, vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia.[3]

On February 2, 2008, Archbishop of Chersonesus, Administrator of the Italian parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate, consecrated building in Rome which is intended for further organize the diocesan administration in it.[4] In 2011, work began on the creation of a full-fledged diocesan administration at the Stavropegial Church of St. Catherine in Rome. For this purpose, the church had two rooms, which house the Secretariat of the office, the office and the archive. Since that time, issues related to the issuance of documents, registration of certificates, maintaining official correspondence concerning the Italian parishes are resolved through the diocesan administration in Rome, and not in Paris as before.[5]

On May 21, 2012, the Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in Italy (Italian: Amministrazione delle parrocchie del Patriarcato di Mosca in Italia) received the status of a legal entity in the Italian Republic.[6]

In July 2014, a Libro del Celebrante. Sluzhebnik was published in Italian. The book contains the liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great translated in Italian by the Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in Italy.[7]

In 2017 Bishop Anthony (Sevryuk) said that there are 67 parishes in Italy, and that the second-largest diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate abroad is in the Apennines. Ha added that besides Russians, Ukrainians and Moldovans, there are Italians in the patriarchate because of marriage to a member or by their independent choice.[8]

Within the PEWE

On 28 December 2018, in response to the Ecumenical Patriarchate's actions in Ukraine,[9] the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to create the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (PEWE) with its center in Paris whose "pastoral sphere of responsibility includes" Andorra, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Principality of Monaco, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, and Switzerland.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] The person chosen to be the primate of the PEWE as well as of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonesus was Bishop John (Roschchin) of Bogorodsk who was at the time the administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in Italy; John continued to administer temporarily the Patriarchal parishes in Italy.[15]

On February 26, 2019, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church abolished the stauropigial status of the St. Nicholas parish and the St. Catherine parish in Rome and subordinated them to the Administration of the Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Italy.[16]

On May 30, 2019, the Holy Synod of the ROC "taking into account the increasing number of Moldovan parishes and communities in Italy, as well as the need for special care of the numerous Moldovan-speaking flock of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Apennines" entrusted their archpastoral care to the bishop who bears the title of "Bogorodsk" as vicar of the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe. In the same decision, Bishop was appointed Bishop of Bogorodsk.[17]

Ruling bishops

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Приходы Московского Патриархата в Итальянской Республике / Организации / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  2. Web site: Ответы руководителя Управления Московской Патриархии по зарубежным учреждениям архиепископа Егорьевского Марка на вопросы посетителей сайта Синодального информационного отдела / Интервью / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  3. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода Русской Православной Церкви от 27 декабря 2007 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  4. Web site: Архиепископ Корсунский Иннокентий освятил церковный дом в Риме Храм святой великомученицы Екатерины в Риме. ru-RU. 2019-06-14.
  5. Web site: В МИЛАНЕ СОСТОЯЛОСЬ СОБРАНИЕ ДУХОВЕНСТВА ПРИХОДОВ МОСКОВСКОГО ПАТРИАРХАТА В ИТАЛИИ. stcaterina.com. 2019-06-14.
  6. Web site: Власти Италии официально утвердили юридический статус Администрации приходов Русской Православной Церкви в этой стране / Новости / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  7. Web site: Администрацией приходов Московского Патриархата в Италии издан Служебник на итальянском языке / Новости / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  8. Web site: «Актуальное интервью» с епископом Звенигородским Антонием Синодальный отдел по взаимоотношениям Церкви с обществом и средствами массовой информации. ru-RU. 2019-06-14.
  9. Web site: Russian Orthodox Church Synod forms patriarch's exarchates in Europe, Asia in response to Constantinople's actions. 29 December 2018. www.interfax-religion.com. 2019-01-06.
  10. Web site: Patriarchal Exarchates established in Western Europe and South-East Asia The Russian Orthodox Church. 28 December 2018. mospat.ru. en-US. 2018-12-29.
  11. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 28 декабря 2018 года (публикация обновляется) / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. 28 December 2018. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2018-12-28.
  12. Web site: The Moscow Patriarchate creates a Western Europe exarchate for headquarters in Paris. Cazabonne. Emma. 2018-12-29. Orthodoxie.com. en-US. 2018-12-29.
  13. Web site: Russian Orthodox Synod decides to set up exarchates in Western Europe and Southeast Asia. TASS. en. 2019-02-23.
  14. Web site: Le Saint-Synode de l’Église orthodoxe russe décide de créer l'Exarchat patriarcal en Europe occidentale. SHESHKO. Prêtre Georges. 29 December 2018. Eglise orthodoxe russe en France. fr. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decides to create the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe. 2019-02-23.
  15. Web site: Biography of Metropolitan John of Chersonese and Western Europe. Cazabonne. Emma. 2019-01-05. Orthodoxie.com. en-US. 2019-01-28.
  16. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 26 февраля 2019 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  17. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 30 мая 2019 года . Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-14.
  18. Web site: Иннокентий, митрополит Виленский и Литовский (Васильев Валерий Федорович) / Персоналии / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-16.
  19. Web site: Нестор, архиепископ Мадридский и Лиссабонский (Сиротенко Евгений Юрьевич) / Персоналии / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-16.
  20. Web site: Марк, митрополит Рязанский и Михайловский (Головков Сергей Анатольевич) / Персоналии / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-16.
  21. Web site: Антоний, митрополит Корсунский и Западноевропейский (Севрюк Антон Юрьевич) / Персоналии / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-16.
  22. Web site: Матфей, епископ Сурожский (Андреев Геннадий Львович) / Персоналии / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-16.
  23. Web site: L'arcipastore - sua eccellenza Ioann Chiesa Ortodossa Russa in Italia. ortodossia.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20181124091412/http://ortodossia.org/larcivescovo-2/?lang=it. 2018-11-24. 2019-06-16.
  24. Web site: Biography of Metropolitan John of Chersonese and Western Europe. 2019-01-05. Orthodoxie.com. en-US. 2019-06-16.
  25. Web site: L'Arcipastore - Sua Eminenza Antonio Chiesa Ortodossa Russa in Italia. ortodossia.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616125917/http://ortodossia.org/larcivescovo-2/?lang=it. 16 June 2019. live. 2019-06-16.
  26. Web site: Иоанн, митрополит Венский и Будапештский (Рощин Георгий Евгеньевич) / Персоналии / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-16.