Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
Отдел внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата | |
Logo of the DECR | |
Building in the Danilov Monastery of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate | |
| Abbreviation | DECR |
|---|---|
| Formation | 4 April 1946 |
| Founders | Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexy I |
| Type | Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate |
Official language | Russian |
Chairman | Metropolitan Anthony (Sevryuk) |
| Website | http://mospat.ru/ |
Formerly called | Department for External Church Relations |
The Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (DECR) (Russian: Отде́л вне́шних церко́вных свя́зей Моско́вского патриарха́та (ОВЦС); until August 2000: Department for External Church Relations, Russian: Отдел внешних церковных сношений) is one of the synodal institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was established on 4 April 1946.