Russian Orthodox Church
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
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| 2025 | After Dorotheos rejected the meeting invitation, the Church Council of the AOC accused him of ignoring the call for unity and refusing to submit to canonical decisions. |
| May 27 2025 | A Metropolitan of the OCU called on the members of the UOC-MP to join the OCU, stating they are welcoming them 'with open arms'. |
| May 12 2025 | An invitation to a meeting was sent to Dorotheos of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia. |
| May 2025 | 53 bishops of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine wrote an open letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, urging him to repudiate the 'Russian world' ideology, which they describe as a 'Eurasian political ideology of neo-imperialist aggression'. |
| April 24 2025 | EOC-MP thanked President Alar Karis for the law, asserting their loyalty to the Estonian state and commitment to democratic values. |
| April 9 2025 | The Riigikogu passed a bill banning ties of churches to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). The EOC-MP rejected a merger with the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) and emphasized their commitment to following Estonian law while claiming the legislation restricts their religious freedom. |
| March 25 2025 | Catholicos Vissarion Aplaa of the Abkhazian Orthodox Church declared his readiness to open negotiations with the Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church, and did not believe the GOC would recognize the OCU out of revenge. |
| March 10 2025 | The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) welcomed legislative amendments to the 'Churches and Congregations Act', which bans influence from hostile states or extremist organizations. They offered their rival Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC–MP) vicar status if they break with the Russian Orthodox Church. |
| March 2025 | Newly-elected Archbishop John expressed regret over granting autocephaly to the OCU, calling it a 'tragedy that divided many Churches' and stating the AOC made efforts for reconciliation. |
| February 2 2025 | The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) called on the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to begin a 'constructive dialogue without preconditions'. |
| January 10 2025 | The holy synod of the EOC-MP decided to rename the 'Estonian Christian Orthodox Church'. The Tartu County Court denied the name change request, ruling that the proposed name did not reflect the church's activities. |
| 2024 | Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the church during an official visit to Pyongyang and participates in a brief liturgy. |
| 2024 | Archimandrite Dorotheos expressed doubts about the success of negotiations with the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) and Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), stating that resolving issues would only be possible when relations between local Orthodox churches are normalized. |
| 2024 | Nikandr (Pilishin) was appointed as Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal and became Chairman of the Financial and Economic Department of the Moscow Patriarchate. |
| December 16 2024 | The Albanian Orthodox Church denounced the persecution and property confiscation under Ukraine's Law 'On the Protection of the Constitutional Order in the Field of Activities of Religious Organizations'. |
| November 2024 | As of November 2024, the cathedral's interior featured a temporary Iconostasis, with plans to replace it with a sculpted Italian marble version depicting Russian and ancient Gaulish saints. |
| September 2024 | The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) announced their willingness to assist the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC–MP) in breaking free from the 'Moscow yoke' by offering them vicar status, citing a 'historic opportunity' to gradually unite the two orthodox churches. |
| August 21 2024 | Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Ukraine declared readiness for dialogue with Metropolitan Onufrii and called on the faithful to reject the 'Russian yoke'. |
| August 20 2024 | The church declared unilateral autocephaly, with Archbishop Daniel emphasizing local identity and commitment to Estonian laws. |
| August 20 2024 | The EOC-MP declared unilateral autocephaly. |
| August 20 2024 | The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed legislation to ban the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, giving religious organizations 9 months to sever relations with the Moscow Patriarchate. |
| June 2024 | Metropolitan Tikhon visited Ukraine and met with Metropolitan Onufriy Berezovsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, holding a joint vigil at the Chernivtsi Cathedral to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people during a four-day meeting. |
| June 23 2024 | The church was subjected to an armed attack along with the Derbent Synagogue, during which Archpriest Nikolay Kotelnikov was killed. |
| June 5 2024 | Catholicos wrote a letter to Patriarch Kirill requesting to accept Abkhazia 'under his omophorion' and resolve the question of its canonical structure. |
| March 2024 | During the World Russian People's Council, a document was approved declaring the invasion of Ukraine a 'Holy War' and stating that the entire territory of Ukraine should enter Russia's exclusive influence. |
| March 8 2024 | The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine called on the Verkhovna Rada to adopt a draft law prohibiting Ukrainian religious organizations from being subordinate to Russian religious and state centers. |
| February 6 2024 | Metropolitan Eugene (Reshetnikov) left Estonia after his residence permit was not renewed by Estonian authorities, citing his alleged defense of the 'Kremlin regime and Russia's military actions'. He announced he would continue working remotely from Russia. |
| 2023 | The exiled Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic publicly accused the Belarusian Orthodox Church of being a 'Russian colonial institution' and a key ideological pillar of Lukashenka's regime. |
| 2023 | The Orthodox St Elisabeth Convent continued to hold events supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was involved in promoting homophobic activities. |
| 2022 | The Orthodox St Elisabeth Convent in Minsk began holding public events supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and raising funds for Russian troops. |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Joanikije Mićović commented on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating it came from impiety and created a difficult situation for the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate. |
| November 15 2022 | The Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church calls for a Pan-Orthodox Synaxis, emphasizing they did not adopt a Russian point of view. |
| September 25 2022 | Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC-MP) officials condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the speech of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. |
| July 2022 | 20th All-American Council convened in Baltimore, Maryland, continuing the church's tradition of periodic legislative and administrative gatherings. |
| June 7 2022 | Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev is succeeded by Metropolitan Anthony Sevryuk as Chairman of the DECR. |
| May 2022 | Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) passed away. |
| May 27 2022 | The Ukrainian Orthodox Church removed itself from the Moscow Patriarchate, declaring complete autonomy and independence, which Kirill claimed was an attempt by 'spirits of malice' to separate Russian and Ukrainian peoples. |
| April 10 2022 | 200 priests from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) released an open request to try Patriarch Kirill for heresy and moral crimes related to blessing the war against Ukraine. |
| March 16 2022 | Patriarch Kirill participated in a Zoom video call with Pope Francis, during which he reportedly read justifications for the Russian invasion from a prepared document. |
| March 13 2022 | Metropolitan Tikhon sent a letter to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, imploring him to use his influence to help end the war in Ukraine. |
| March 9 2022 | Patriarch Kirill declared that Russia has the right to use force against Ukraine, asserting that Ukrainians and Russians are one people, and that the West is an enemy of Russia and God. |
| March 6 2022 | Patriarch Kirill justified Russia's attack on Ukraine during a liturgy at the Church of Christ the Savior, claiming it was necessary to side with Donbas and arguing against forgiveness without 'justice'. |
| March 6 2022 | A Russian Orthodox priest from the Moscow Patriarchate's Kostroma Diocese was fined by Russian authorities for delivering an anti-war sermon emphasizing the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill'. |
| February 2022 | Onuphrius (Berezovsky), Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine, stopped participating in the Holy Synod meetings. |
| February 28 2022 | Metropolitan Tikhon made an urgent appeal for OCA members to contribute to a refugee aid fund for Ukrainians, to be administered by the Orthodox Church of Poland. |
| February 27 2022 | A group of 286 Russian Orthodox priests published an open letter calling for an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and criticizing the suppression of non-violent anti-war protests in Russia. |
| February 24 2022 | Metropolitan Tikhon issued a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and urging President Putin to end military operations. |
| September 27 2021 | The Russian Orthodox Church established a religious day of remembrance for Eastern Orthodox Christians persecuted by the Soviet regime, to be observed on 30 October. |
| May 10 2021 | Archimandrite Dorotheos declared that while his Metropolis lacks canonical powers to recognize autocephaly, he personally considers the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as canonical. |
| 2020 | Bishop Vienijamin (Vital Tupieka) was appointed as the Patriarchal Exarch of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, becoming the leading religious leader of the organization. |
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