Russian Orthodox Church
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
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| April 9 2025 | The Riigikogu passed a bill banning ties of churches to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). The EOC-MP rejected a merger with the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) and emphasized their commitment to following Estonian law while claiming the legislation restricts their religious freedom. |
| March 25 2025 | Catholicos Vissarion Aplaa of the Abkhazian Orthodox Church declared his readiness to open negotiations with the Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church, and did not believe the GOC would recognize the OCU out of revenge. |
| March 10 2025 | The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) welcomed legislative amendments to the 'Churches and Congregations Act', which bans influence from hostile states or extremist organizations. They offered their rival Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC–MP) vicar status if they break with the Russian Orthodox Church. |
| March 2025 | Newly-elected Archbishop John expressed regret over granting autocephaly to the OCU, calling it a 'tragedy that divided many Churches' and stating the AOC made efforts for reconciliation. |
| January 10 2025 | The holy synod of the EOC-MP decided to rename the 'Estonian Christian Orthodox Church'. The Tartu County Court denied the name change request, ruling that the proposed name did not reflect the church's activities. |
| 2024 | Archimandrite Dorotheos expressed doubts about the success of negotiations with the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) and Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), stating that resolving issues would only be possible when relations between local Orthodox churches are normalized. |
| 2024 | Nikandr (Pilishin) was appointed as Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal and became Chairman of the Financial and Economic Department of the Moscow Patriarchate. |
| December 16 2024 | The Albanian Orthodox Church denounced the persecution and property confiscation under Ukraine's Law 'On the Protection of the Constitutional Order in the Field of Activities of Religious Organizations'. |
| August 20 2024 | The church declared unilateral autocephaly, with Archbishop Daniel emphasizing local identity and commitment to Estonian laws. |
| August 20 2024 | The EOC-MP declared unilateral autocephaly. |
| August 20 2024 | The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed legislation to ban the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, giving religious organizations 9 months to sever relations with the Moscow Patriarchate. |
| June 2024 | Metropolitan Tikhon visited Ukraine and met with Metropolitan Onufriy Berezovsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, holding a joint vigil at the Chernivtsi Cathedral to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people during a four-day meeting. |
| June 5 2024 | Catholicos wrote a letter to Patriarch Kirill requesting to accept Abkhazia 'under his omophorion' and resolve the question of its canonical structure. |
| March 2024 | During the World Russian People's Council, a document was approved declaring the invasion of Ukraine a 'Holy War' and stating that the entire territory of Ukraine should enter Russia's exclusive influence. |
| February 6 2024 | Metropolitan Eugene (Reshetnikov) left Estonia after his residence permit was not renewed by Estonian authorities, citing his alleged defense of the 'Kremlin regime and Russia's military actions'. He announced he would continue working remotely from Russia. |
| November 15 2022 | The Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church calls for a Pan-Orthodox Synaxis, emphasizing they did not adopt a Russian point of view. |
| September 25 2022 | Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC-MP) officials condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the speech of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. |
| July 2022 | 20th All-American Council convened in Baltimore, Maryland, continuing the church's tradition of periodic legislative and administrative gatherings. |
| May 2022 | Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) passed away. |
| May 27 2022 | The Ukrainian Orthodox Church removed itself from the Moscow Patriarchate, declaring complete autonomy and independence, which Kirill claimed was an attempt by 'spirits of malice' to separate Russian and Ukrainian peoples. |
| April 10 2022 | 200 priests from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) released an open request to try Patriarch Kirill for heresy and moral crimes related to blessing the war against Ukraine. |
| March 16 2022 | Patriarch Kirill participated in a Zoom video call with Pope Francis, during which he reportedly read justifications for the Russian invasion from a prepared document. |
| March 13 2022 | Metropolitan Tikhon sent a letter to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, imploring him to use his influence to help end the war in Ukraine. |
| March 9 2022 | Patriarch Kirill declared that Russia has the right to use force against Ukraine, asserting that Ukrainians and Russians are one people, and that the West is an enemy of Russia and God. |
| March 6 2022 | Patriarch Kirill justified Russia's attack on Ukraine during a liturgy at the Church of Christ the Savior, claiming it was necessary to side with Donbas and arguing against forgiveness without 'justice'. |
| March 6 2022 | A Russian Orthodox priest from the Moscow Patriarchate's Kostroma Diocese was fined by Russian authorities for delivering an anti-war sermon emphasizing the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill'. |
| February 2022 | Onuphrius (Berezovsky), Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine, stopped participating in the Holy Synod meetings. |
| February 28 2022 | Metropolitan Tikhon made an urgent appeal for OCA members to contribute to a refugee aid fund for Ukrainians, to be administered by the Orthodox Church of Poland. |
| February 27 2022 | A group of 286 Russian Orthodox priests published an open letter calling for an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and criticizing the suppression of non-violent anti-war protests in Russia. |
| February 24 2022 | Metropolitan Tikhon issued a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and urging President Putin to end military operations. |
| September 27 2021 | The Russian Orthodox Church established a religious day of remembrance for Eastern Orthodox Christians persecuted by the Soviet regime, to be observed on 30 October. |
| May 10 2021 | Archimandrite Dorotheos declared that while his Metropolis lacks canonical powers to recognize autocephaly, he personally considers the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as canonical. |
| December 4 2020 | An agreement was signed, mutually recognizing and respecting the decisions of parishes regarding their jurisdictional affiliation, with the aim of finding a peaceful resolution to the conflictual situation. |
| January 25 2020 | The Extraordinary General Assembly approved charter changes to align with the 'Charter' presented by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on November 3, 2019. |
| January 24 2020 | The regular General meeting of the Archdiocese of parishes of the Russian tradition in Western Europe was held at the St. Sergius Institute. 133 delegates were present, electing two vicar bishops: Archimandrite Syméon (Cossec) and hieromonk Elisée (Germain). |
| January 18 2020 | An Extraordinary General Assembly was held under the Patriarchate of Constantinople, unable to elect a President due to lack of quorum. The Assembly unanimously decided to prefer negotiations over judicial proceedings. |
| 2019 | Significant congregational shifts occur within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, with some separatist groups leaving to join the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, despite opposition from the Moscow Patriarchate. |
| December 11 2019 | The Supreme Court of Ukraine allowed the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to retain its original name. |
| November 29 2019 | An announcement was made about creating a 'Vicariate of the Russian tradition with the metropolis in France' for parishes remaining faithful to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. |
| November 17 2019 | The remaining members of the Council of the Archdiocese of Constantinople met in Paris, deciding to convene an Extraordinary General Assembly on January 18, 2020. |
| November 8 2019 | The Russian Orthodox Church announced Patriarch Kirill would stop commemorating the Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa after the latter recognized the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. |
| November 4 2019 | Metropolitan John (Renneteau) claimed that only 10 parishes of the AROCWE remained within the Patriarchate of Constantinople. |
| November 4 2019 | Metropolitan John reported retaining 60 parishes and about 90 clergy members in communion with the Moscow Patriarchate during a press conference in Moscow. |
| November 3 2019 | During a Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill presented a Patriarchal and Synodal letter of joining to Archbishop John of Dubna and elevated him to the rank of metropolitan. |
| November 3 2019 | Patriarch Kirill failed to commemorate Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens during a liturgy in Moscow and imposed pilgrimage bans on several Greek dioceses. |
| November 1 2019 | Patriarch Kirill single-handedly signed the Patriarchal and Synodal Charter restoring unity with the Archdiocese in the Throne room of the Patriarchal residence at Danilov monastery in Moscow. |
| October 2019 | The Russian Orthodox Church unilaterally severed communion with the Church of Greece following its recognition of Ukrainian autocephaly. |
| October 7 2019 | Based on the resolution of the Pastoral assembly, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted the archdiocese, granting it special rights to preserve its liturgical and pastoral traditions. |
| September 2019 | Archpriest George Ashkov withdraws his independent church project after the Patriarchate of Constantinople's decision to release Archbishop John from managing the parishes of the former exarachate. |
| September 28 2019 | Pastoral Assembly of the AROCWE held in Paris, with 51 present and 37 absent clergy members voting to support Archbishop John's request to join the Moscow Patriarchate. |
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