His Grace Bishop Agafangel (Pashkovsky) was ruling [[bishop]] of Odessa and the Crimea, overseeing the parishes of the [[ROCOR|Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]] in the Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Following the signing of the [[Act of Canonical Communion with the Moscow Patriarchate|Act of Canonical Communion]] between the ROCOR and the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Agafangel left the [[jurisdiction]] of the ROCOR and declared himself the head of a new jurisdiction called the [[ROCOR (PSCA)|Provisional Supreme Church Authority]] (PSCA). He was subsequently suspended by the ROCOR Synod for disobeying lawful authority and inciting [[schism]].
