Department for External Church Relations
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DECR Chairman meets with Head of the Archdiocese of Western European Parishes of Russian Tradition
DECR Communication service, 16.09.2026
On September 16, 2026, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, who is in Paris on a working visit, visited the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, where he met with Metropolitan John of Dubna, Head of the Archdiocese of Western European Parishes of Russian Tradition.
During the meeting, which took place in a fraternal atmosphere, the DECR Chairman conveyed to Metropolitan John the good wishes of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.
The interlocutors emphasized the importance of developing various aspects of parish life in the communities of the one Russian Church in Western Europe and discussed a number of practical issues.
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