Metropolis of Crimea
| Crimean Metropolia | |
|---|---|
Кримська митрополія | |
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| Location | Simferopol, Ukraine |
| Country |  Ukraine |
Metropolis of Crimea is an illegally created Metropolitanate of the Russian Orthodox Church in the territory of Russian-occupied Crimea.[1]
History
[edit]It was founded on June 7, 2022, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church with the territory of the occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.[2] The Russian Orthodox Church illegally incorporated Dzhankoi into the Crimean Metropolitanate, Simferopol, and Theodosiya dioceses, which are part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Wesolowsky, Tony (2018-04-18). "Struggling To Believe: Ukrainian Orthodox Church Under Pressure In Crimea". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Mokrushin, Sergey (June 9, 2022). ""Церковна анексія". Як кримські єпархії УПЦ МП перейшли до РПЦ, і чи остання це втрата для церкви" ["Church annexation". How Crimean dioceses of the UOC-MP moved to the Russian Orthodox Church, and is it the last loss for the church?]. Radio Free Europe (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "ЖУРНАЛЫ Священного Синода от 7 июня 2022 года / Официальные документы" [JOURNALS of the Holy Synod from June 7, 2022 / Official documents]. Патриархия.ru (in Russian). June 7, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Fautré, Willy (2022-06-10). "UKRAINE: The Russian Orthodox Church annexes Ukrainian dioceses". hrwf.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
