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    The Leadership of the DECR

    The Leadership of the DECR

    Department History The Leadership of the DECR Contacts Compliments and condolences

    DECR Chairman

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk

    Vice-chairmen

    Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov)

    Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov

    Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk

    News

    Synod of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia expresses solidarity with the persecuted faithful of the canonical Church in Ukraine

    17.11.2025

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends greetings to President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on his 90th birthday

    15.11.2025

    Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Dublin celebrates its 25th anniversary

    13.11.2025

    Memorial service for Russian soldiers who died in World War I held in Brussels

    13.11.2025

    Feast Day of Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and National Unity Day celebrated by Russian residents of Faroe Islands

    12.11.2025

    Deputy Chairman of the DECR takes part in the “National Prayer Breakfast” meeting

    11.11.2025

    A new Telegram channel launched for the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Turkey

    11.11.2025

    Hierarch of the Antiochian Orthodox Church сalls for prayer for Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk

    11.11.2025

    The staff of the Department for External Church Relations congratulated the DECR Chairman on the 10th anniversary of his archpastoral service

    10.11.2025

    An interim administrator appointed for the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe

    09.11.2025

    On the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill сelebrates Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin

    04.11.2025

    On the Eve of the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill сelebrates All-Night Vigil at Moscow's Epiphany Cathedral

    03.11.2025

    An Orthodox cross has been installed at the Debrecen Memorial Military Cemetery in Hungary

    03.11.2025

    Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa meets with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt

    03.11.2025

    XIX Russia Abroad International Film Festival to open in Moscow on 7th November.

    02.11.2025

    Interview

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: "We have embarked on a significant and new endeavor in Africa."

    04.02.2025

    Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka: Division in Ukraine has turned into the Orthodoxy-wide division

    14.01.2025

    Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka speaks on "Posthumanism" in the Field of Bioethics

    14.01.2025

    The Patriarchal Exarch of Africa on Orthodoxy in Equatorial Guinea

    30.12.2024

    Interview with Metropolitan Theodosius of Cherkasy and Kanev for Romfea News Agency

    03.12.2024

    Our Churches and our peoples have undergone many trials. Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III on the Assyrian Church of the East and its ties with Russia

    09.04.2024

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Vatican concedes to liberals on the issue of same-sex couples

    29.02.2024

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: Silence of the post-Christian West about the persecution against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is really frightening

    23.01.2024

    Metropolitan Theodosius (Snihiriov): ‘The world community is standing up in defence of our Church’

    13.01.2024

    Primate of the Assyrian Church of the East gave an interview to RIA Novosti

    23.11.2023

    Head of the Malankara Church of India: we express our support for the Russian Church in everything

    15.09.2023

    Archbishop Theophan of Korea: Russian churches in Korea can become bridges of friendship with Russia

    31.08.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Constantinople's claims are getting bolder

    26.07.2023

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: In Ukraine, the authorities feel they have the right to declare the Ukrainian Orthodox Church an enemy

    09.05.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion: To reveal Christ to people is our most important missionary task

    08.10.2021

    Speeches

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addresses VIII Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    17.09.2025

    Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the VIII World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad

    30.10.2024

    Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at jubilee meeting of Inter-Religious Council of Russia

    07.12.2023

    DECR Chairman addressed the XV General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia

    30.09.2023

    Address by Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia at the meeting of Russia-Islam Strategic Vision Group

    19.05.2023

    Metropolitan Anthony’s address at closing session of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    15.09.2022

    Presentation of the DECR Chairman at the interreligious meeting on Religion and Education

    06.10.2021

    Dostoevsky and the Gospel

    20.09.2021

    The topic of autocephaly is the only one worthy of a pan-Orthodox Council, believes the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Bačka Irinej.

    17.09.2021

    The Metropolitan of Kykkos Nicephorus: “The unilateral decision by Patriarch Bartholomew on Ukraine threatens pan-Orthodox unity with a schism of monstrous proportions”

    17.09.2021

    Constantinople’s claims to power as a threat to Church unity

    16.09.2021

    Presentation by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the opening of the ‘World Orthodoxy: Primacy and Conciliarity in the Light of Orthodox Dogmatic Teaching’ conference

    16.09.2021

    The Orthodox Understanding of the Eucharist

    06.09.2021

    "Freedom and Responsibility as Viewed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill". Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (International Hellenic University online seminar, 16th February 2021)

    16.02.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk gave an online lecture for the Theological Institute of St. John of Damascus, Balamand University

    31.01.2021

    Synod of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia expresses solidarity with the persecuted faithful of the canonical Church in Ukraine

    17.11.2025

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sends greetings to President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on his 90th birthday

    15.11.2025

    Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Dublin celebrates its 25th anniversary

    13.11.2025

    Memorial service for Russian soldiers who died in World War I held in Brussels

    13.11.2025

    Feast Day of Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and National Unity Day celebrated by Russian residents of Faroe Islands

    12.11.2025

    Deputy Chairman of the DECR takes part in the “National Prayer Breakfast” meeting

    11.11.2025

    A new Telegram channel launched for the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Turkey

    11.11.2025

    Hierarch of the Antiochian Orthodox Church сalls for prayer for Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk

    11.11.2025

    The staff of the Department for External Church Relations congratulated the DECR Chairman on the 10th anniversary of his archpastoral service

    10.11.2025

    An interim administrator appointed for the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe

    09.11.2025

    On the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill сelebrates Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin

    04.11.2025

    On the Eve of the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill сelebrates All-Night Vigil at Moscow's Epiphany Cathedral

    03.11.2025

    An Orthodox cross has been installed at the Debrecen Memorial Military Cemetery in Hungary

    03.11.2025

    Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa meets with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt

    03.11.2025

    XIX Russia Abroad International Film Festival to open in Moscow on 7th November.

    02.11.2025

    Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: "We have embarked on a significant and new endeavor in Africa."

    04.02.2025

    Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka: Division in Ukraine has turned into the Orthodoxy-wide division

    14.01.2025

    Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka speaks on "Posthumanism" in the Field of Bioethics

    14.01.2025

    The Patriarchal Exarch of Africa on Orthodoxy in Equatorial Guinea

    30.12.2024

    Interview with Metropolitan Theodosius of Cherkasy and Kanev for Romfea News Agency

    03.12.2024

    Our Churches and our peoples have undergone many trials. Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III on the Assyrian Church of the East and its ties with Russia

    09.04.2024

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Vatican concedes to liberals on the issue of same-sex couples

    29.02.2024

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: Silence of the post-Christian West about the persecution against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is really frightening

    23.01.2024

    Metropolitan Theodosius (Snihiriov): ‘The world community is standing up in defence of our Church’

    13.01.2024

    Primate of the Assyrian Church of the East gave an interview to RIA Novosti

    23.11.2023

    Head of the Malankara Church of India: we express our support for the Russian Church in everything

    15.09.2023

    Archbishop Theophan of Korea: Russian churches in Korea can become bridges of friendship with Russia

    31.08.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary: Constantinople's claims are getting bolder

    26.07.2023

    Bishop Irinej of Bačka: In Ukraine, the authorities feel they have the right to declare the Ukrainian Orthodox Church an enemy

    09.05.2023

    Metropolitan Hilarion: To reveal Christ to people is our most important missionary task

    08.10.2021

    His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addresses VIII Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    17.09.2025

    Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the VIII World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad

    30.10.2024

    Address by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at jubilee meeting of Inter-Religious Council of Russia

    07.12.2023

    DECR Chairman addressed the XV General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia

    30.09.2023

    Address by Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia at the meeting of Russia-Islam Strategic Vision Group

    19.05.2023

    Metropolitan Anthony’s address at closing session of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

    15.09.2022

    Presentation of the DECR Chairman at the interreligious meeting on Religion and Education

    06.10.2021

    Dostoevsky and the Gospel

    20.09.2021

    The topic of autocephaly is the only one worthy of a pan-Orthodox Council, believes the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Bačka Irinej.

    17.09.2021

    The Metropolitan of Kykkos Nicephorus: “The unilateral decision by Patriarch Bartholomew on Ukraine threatens pan-Orthodox unity with a schism of monstrous proportions”

    17.09.2021

    Constantinople’s claims to power as a threat to Church unity

    16.09.2021

    Presentation by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the opening of the ‘World Orthodoxy: Primacy and Conciliarity in the Light of Orthodox Dogmatic Teaching’ conference

    16.09.2021

    The Orthodox Understanding of the Eucharist

    06.09.2021

    "Freedom and Responsibility as Viewed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill". Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (International Hellenic University online seminar, 16th February 2021)

    16.02.2021

    Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk gave an online lecture for the Theological Institute of St. John of Damascus, Balamand University

    31.01.2021

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