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Elisey Of Sourozh
Archbishop Elisey (russian: Архиепископ Елисей, secular name Ilya Vladimirovich Ganaba, russian: Илья Владимирович Ганаба; 1 August 1962) is the archbishop of the diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). His monastic name, "Elisey", is the equivalent of the Latin Eliseus and the English Elisha. During 2007-2017, he served as primate of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh, Diocese of Sourozh in Great Britain and Ireland. On March 12, 2022, the clergy of the Parish of St Nicholas of Myra in Amsterdam requested canonical dismissal from Archbishop Elisey and applied to join the Constantinople Patriarchate after they felt pressured by Archbishop Elisey to continue mentioning the name of Patriarch Kirill in the Divine Liturgy against their wishes (Kirill had expressed support for Vladimir Putin). Biography Early life Ilya Ganaba was born on August 1, 1962, in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Russian Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Sourozh
The Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh (russian: Суро́жская епа́рхия) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), covering the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Since 28 December 2018, the Diocese of Sourozh is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe. The diocese's name is taken from an ancient see in the Crimea that no longer has a bishop. The patron saint of the diocese is St Stephen of Sourozh, an eighth-century Archbishop of Sourozh (today Sudak) and Confessor of the Faith during the Iconoclastic Controversy. Founded in October 1962, the diocese was headed by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) until his death in 2003. Since the adoption of its new statutes in 2010, the diocese was placed under the direct and personal spiritual and administrative authority of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. History Origins of the diocese The origins of the Diocese of Sourozh lie in the Parish of the Dormition in London, which from 1716 exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
