Patriarchal parishes in Italy
Patriarchal parishes in Italy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Territory | Italy Malta San Marino |
| Ecclesiastical province | Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (Moscow Patriarchate) |
| Metropolitan | Anthony (Sevryuk) |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Established | 2007 |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Bishop of Bogorodsk | Anthony (Sevryuk) |
| Website | |
| http://ortodossia.org/ | |
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.
As Archbishop Mark (Golovkov) noted: "In fact, this structure is an analogy of the diocese". Such a structure is similar to an apostolic vicariate in the Roman Catholic Church.