Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonesus explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Chersonesus
Territory:Principality of Monaco
France
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Metropolitan:Anthony (Sevryuk)
Headquarters:Paris
Denomination:Eastern Orthodox Church
Established:1960
Bishop:Anthony (Sevryuk)
Website:https://www.egliserusse.eu/ (fr)
https://www.cerkov-ru.com/ (ru)
Parent Church:Russian Orthodox Church
Bishop Title:Bishop of Chersonesus and Western Europe
Province:Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (Moscow Patriarchate)

The Diocese of Chersonesus (Russian: Корсунская епархия, French: Diocèse de Chersonèse,[1] [2] also called Diocese of Korsun[3]) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the territory of France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Monaco.[4] This diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe since 28 December 2018.

The current primate of the Diocese of Chersonesus is Metropolitan Anthony (Sevryuk) since 30 May 2019.[5] The primate of the diocese of Chersonesus is also the primate of the PEWE.[6]

History

The diocese with its headquarter in Paris, France, was established on January 5, 1960, as part of the Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate in Western Europe, when Archbishop of Clichy received the title of "Metropolitan of Chersonesus".[7] [8] The diocese was named after Chersonesus, called Korsun in Russian (Russian: Корсунь from Old East Slavic), an ancient city in Crimea, founded as a colony by the Greeks.[9] According to a legend, it was there that Prince Vladimir of Kiev decided to become a Christian, opening a new page in the history of Russia.[10] [11]

From 1979 to 1990, the Diocese of Chersonesus did not have a ruling Bishop, because the clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate from the USSR were considered by the French authorities to be Soviet agents, and obtaining a visa for them was very difficult. In addition, the financial situation of the priests of the Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate was quite difficult.[12]

By the decision of the Council of Bishops of the ROC on January 30–31, 1990, the Western European Exarchate was abolished, and its dioceses, including the Chersonesus one, were subordinated directly to the Holy Synod and the Patriarch of Moscow.

Only after the fall of the Iron Curtain did this situation change. New emigrants from the former USSR rushed to the countries under the jurisdiction of the Diocese,[13] which made it possible to replenish the already existing parishes and create new ones.[14] [15] [16] In addition, some parishes of the diocese were established in Spain and Portugal, where there were no parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate previously.[17] The 2000s were characterized by an increase in the number of parishes and parishioners — primarily due to migrants from the countries of the former USSR, the aggravation of the relations with the Western European Exarchate of Russian parishes and the normalization of relations with the of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).[18] On December 27, 2007, by the decision of the Holy Synod, the patriarcal parishes in Italy were separated from the diocese of Chersonesus and "subordinated to the canonical jurisdiction of the Bishop who bears the ".[19]

On April 15, 2008, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ordered to open an Orthodox Seminary in France near Paris. Bishop of Chersonesus was appointed Chancellor of the Seminary.[20] [21]

On December 25, 2013, after numerous approvals, a project was approved for the construction of an Orthodox Cathedral and a Russian spiritual and cultural center in Paris. The official opening of the spiritual and cultural center took place on October 19, 2016,[22] and on December 4 of the same year Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia led the consecration of the Holy Trinity church in Paris.[23]

On December 28, 2018, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church formed the Spanish-Portuguese diocese which consists of Spain, Portugal and Andorra. At the same time, the diocese of Chersonesus and the newly created Spanish-Portuguese diocese became part of the newly established Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (PEWE), and John (Roshchin) was appointed as primate of the PEWE and of the diocese of Chersonesus.[24] [25] Before that, the Diocese of Chersonesus took charge of the Orthodox communities of the Moscow Patriarchate in France, Switzerland, Portugal and Spain.[26]

On 30 May 2019, the Holy Synod of the ROC decided to appoint archbishop Anthony (Sevryuk) of Vienna and Budapest as primate of the PEWE and of the diocese of Chersonesus.[27] [28] [29] At the same time, John (Roshchin), who was until then the primate of the PEWE and of the diocese of Chersonesus, was appointed as primate of the ROC diocese of Vienna and Budapest to replace archbishop Anthony.[28]

On 31 May 2019, archbishop Anthony was consecrated metropolitan because of his appointment as exarch of the PEWE.[30] [31] [32]

Ruling bishops

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: L’archevêque Simon de Bruxelles et de Belgique a pris part aux festivités du 75e anniversaire de la fondation de l’église des Trois Saints Hiérarques, à Paris, de l’Eglise orthodoxe russe.. www.archiepiskopia.be. 2019-04-20.
  2. News: L’évêque orthodoxe russe de Chersonèse déchargé des paroisses en Italie. F.-X. M.. 2013-07-19. La Croix. 2019-04-20. fr-FR. 0242-6056.
  3. Web site: Russian Church founds diocese in Yaroslavl Region, parishes in France, Spain. 25 December 2015. www.interfax-religion.com. 2019-04-20.
  4. Web site: Внутреннее положение о Патриаршем экзархате Западной Европы / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-04-20.
  5. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 30 мая 2019 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-06-01.
  6. Web site: Корсунская епархия / Организации / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-04-20.
  7. Web site: ИСТОРИЯ ЕПАРХИИ. cerkov-ru.eu. 2019-04-20.
  8. Web site: ЗАПАДНОЕВРОПЕЙСКИЙ ЭКЗАРХАТ РУССКОЙ ПРАВОСЛАВНОЙ ЦЕРКВИ. www.pravenc.ru. 2019-04-20.
  9. Maxim Osipov
  10. Web site: Патриарх Кирилл возглавил богослужение в храме Трех святителей в Париже. 3 December 2016. ТАСС. 2019-04-21.
  11. Web site: Four Names. Russkiymir foundation. 2019-04-22.
  12. Кострюков А. А. О некоторых причинах неудачи православия западного обряда // Вестник ПСТГУ. Серия 2: История. История Русской Православной Церкви. — 2016. — С. 80—97.
  13. Web site: Русская духовная семинария во Франции готовит православное возрождение. Благовест-Инфо. www.blagovest-info.ru. 2019-04-20.
  14. Web site: Антонина Мага. Епископ Корсунский Нестор: Православная Европа между прошлым и будущим . www.pravoslavie.ru. 2019-04-22.
  15. Web site: Русская линия / Библиотека периодической печати: КОРСУНСКАЯ ЕПАРХИЯ ОТКРЫВАЕТ НОВЫЕ ПРИХОДЫ ВО ФРАНЦИИ. 8 December 2003. rusk.ru. ru. 2019-04-22.
  16. Web site: Архиепископ Иннокентий Корсунский: "Каждому миссионеру нужно великое терпение, искреннее сострадание и, конечно, образование". 21 August 2009. ruskline.ru. 2019-04-22.
  17. Web site: Более тридцати приходов и евхаристических общин Русской Православной Церкви появились за минувшее десятилетие в Испании и Португалии . Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-04-24.
  18. Митрохин. Николай. 2016. От конфронтации к сотрудничеству: "европейская политика" РПЦ в XXI веке. Неприкосновенный запас. 3. 107.
  19. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода Русской Православной Церкви от 27 декабря 2007 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-04-20.
  20. Web site: ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода Русской Православной Церкви от 15 апреля 2008 года / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru. Патриархия.ru. ru. 2019-04-20.
  21. Web site: Семинария Русской православной церкви появится в Париже. 15 April 2008. РИА Новости. ru. 2019-04-20.
  22. Web site: В Париже открыли Российский духовно-культурный центр. 19 October 2016. Interfax.ru. ru. 2019-04-20.
  23. Web site: Святейший Патриарх Кирилл освятил Свято-Троицкий собор в Париже . Патриархия.ru. ru. 2016-12-04. 2019-04-20.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. Web site: Quelques mots sur le diocèse de Chersonèse. Service de presse. 26 December 2007. Eglise orthodoxe russe en France. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20181128131045/https://www.egliserusse.eu/Quelques-mots-sur-le-diocese-de-Chersonese_a15.html. 28 November 2018. 2019-03-04.
  27. Web site: Mgr Antoine, archevêque de Vienne et de Budapest, est nommé chef de l'Exarchat patriarcal en Europe Occidentale. SHESHKO. Prêtre Georges. Eglise orthodoxe russe en France. fr. 2019-06-01.
  28. Web site: The Russian Orthodox Church has appointed a new exarch in Paris and a vicar bishop for Moldovan parishes in Italy. Cazabonne. Emma. 2019-06-01. Orthodoxie.com. en-US. 2019-06-02.
  29. Web site: Archbishop Anthony of Vienna and Budapest appointed Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe. 31 May 2019. www.sourozh.org. en. 2019-06-03.
  30. Web site: L'archevêque Antoine de Chersonèse et d'Europe Occidentale a été élevé à la dignité de métropolite. SHESHKO. Prêtre Georges. Eglise orthodoxe russe en France. fr. 2019-06-01.
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