Diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands
The Diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands[1] (Russian: Гаагская и Нидерландская епархия, Dutch: Het bisdom van Den Haag en Nederland[2]) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) which covers the territory of Netherlands.[3] This diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe since 28 December 2018.[4][5]
Diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Netherlands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (Moscow Patriarchate) |
| Metropolitan | Anthony (Sevryuk) |
| Headquarters | The Hague |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Established | 18 August 1972 |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Bishop of The Hague and the Netherlands | Elisey (Ganaba) |
| Website | |
| http://www.russian-diocese.nl/ | |
History
1972-2017
In 1972 Bishop Jacob (Akkersdijk) of The Hague, who was a vicar of the Diocese of Western Europe of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, and led a Dutch Orthodox mission consisting of three parishes and a monastery, applied for admission of him and his communities into the Moscow Patriarchate. At the same time, two parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate operated in the Netherlands under the direction of Bishop Dionysius (Lukin) of Rotterdam, vicar of the ROC Diocese of Brussels and Belgium.[6]
On August 18, 1972 Bishop Jacob was received into the Moscow Patriarchate with his clergy and flock; the Diocese of OCUgue was established within the Western European Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church. Bishop Dionysius was dismissed and appointed rector of the stauropegic parish of the icon of the mother of God "the quick-listener" in Rotterdam.[6]
Services in churches and monasteries of the Diocese of The Hague were celebrated in Church Slavonic and Dutch. Bishop Dionysius, Archimandrite Adrian (Korporaal), and Archpriest Alexis Voogd worked on translations of Orthodox liturgical texts into Dutch.[6]
On June 20, 2004, the first Russian Orthodox church in the history of the Netherlands was consecrated in the name of Prince Alexander Nevsky in Rotterdam.[6]
On 28 December 2017, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed its gratitude to Archbishop Elisey for his labours in building up church life in the Diocese of Sourozh and gave him a new position of service as primate of the Diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands of the Russian Orthodox Church.[1]
Within the PEWE
On December 28, 2018, the Diocese of The Hague and Netherlands became part of then-established Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (PEWE).[7][4]
Ruling bishops
- Jacob (Akkersdijk) (18 August 1972 - 30 December 1988)
- Vladimir (Sabodan) (30 December 1988 - 20 February 1990) locum tenens
- Kirill (Gundyaev) (20 February 1990 - 30 August 1991) locum tenens
- Simon (Ishunin) (30 August 1991 - 28 December 2017) locum tenens
- Elisey (Ganaba) (since 28 December 2017)[1]
References
- "Bishop Matthew is appointed Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Sourozh - News and Announcements - Diocese of Sourozh". www.sourozh.org. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- "NL Info Page". www.ruskerk.nl. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- "Внутреннее положение о Патриаршем экзархате Западной Европы / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- "Гаагская епархия". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- "ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 28 декабря 2018 года (публикация обновляется) / Официальные документы / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- "ГААГСКАЯ И НИДЕРЛАНДСКАЯ ЕПАРХИЯ". www.pravenc.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- "Patriarchal Exarchates established in Western Europe and South-East Asia | The Russian Orthodox Church". mospat.ru. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-29.