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The '''Diocese of Sourozh''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1962 by [[Metropolitan]] [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh]] and takes its name from an ancient diocese in the Crimea which no longer has a bishop. Its patron saint is [[Stephen of Sourozh]]. Its temporary [[ruling bishop]] is Archbishop [[Innokenty (Vasilyev) of Korsun]] (head of Russia's [[Diocese of Korsun|diocese in Western Europe]]), following the forced retirement of Bishop [[Basil (Osborne) of Sergievo]]. The assistant hierarch is Archbishop Anatoly of Kerch. The diocese does not include the stavropegic Moscow Patriarchate churches of Dublin or Manchester.
Before Basil was forced into retirement, the diocese had about thirty [[parish]]es in the United Kingdom. Also before Basil's retirement, the diocese published a journal, founded by Metr. Anthony in 1980, entitled ''Sourozh''. The activities of the journal are currently suspended.
