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DS not a jurisdiction, but a diocese. Not all UK MP parishes are Sourozh. Sourozh has no parishes in the Rep Ireland. It is not neutral re N. Ireland to say 'Great Britain and Ireland'. Say UK & Rep.
The '''Diocese of Sourozh''' is the [[jurisdiction]] a Diocese of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] in Great Britain and Irelandthe United Kingdom. It was founded in 1962 by [[Metropolitan]] [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh]] and takes its name from a defunct [[diocese]] in the Crimea. Its patron saint is [[Stephen of Sourozh]]. Its temporary [[ruling bishop]] is Archbishop [[Innokenty (Vasilyev) of Korsun]] (head of [[Diocese of Korsun|Moscow's diocese in Western Europe]]), following the forced retirement of Bishop [[Basil (Osborne) of Sergievo]]. The assistant hierarch is Archbishop Anatoly of Kerch.
The diocese has about thirty [[parish]]es in Great Britain and Ireland. It also publishes a journal, founded by Anthony in 1980, entitled ''Sourozh''.