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→United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927-Present): 2005
*2001 Bishop [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia]] retires.
*2002 In January, [[Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk|Hilarion Alfeyev]] was consecrated as Bishop of Kerch, an assistant bishop for the Sourozh diocese; on July 17th, the [[Church of Russia|Patriarchate of Moscow]] moved Bp. Hilarion out of the [[Diocese of Sourozh]], to become Head of the [http://orthodoxeurope.org/ Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions].
*2005 Mission in Macclesfield dedicated to St. Theodore of Canterbury opens in September; British composer Fr. [[w:Ivan Moody|Ivan Moody]] is elected the first Chairman of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music ([http://www.isocm.com/ ISOCM]).
[[Image:Fr Elisey (Ganaba) of Sourozh.jpg|right|thumb|Bp. [[Elisey (Ganaba) of Sourozh]], (2007-present).]]
*2006 Bp. [[Basil (Osborne) of Amphipolis|Basil (Osborne)]] was accepted into the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on June 8 and accorded the title of ''Bishop of Amphipolis'' as head of the Episcopal [[w:Patriarchal_Exarchate_for_Orthodox_Parishes_of_Russian_Tradition_in_Western_Europe#Episcopal_Vicariate_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland|Episcopal Vicariate of Great Britain and Ireland]], within the [[Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe]].
