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Holy Synod of Milan

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The '''Holy Synod of Milan''' originated as a [[diocese]] for Western Europe of an [[Old Calendarist]] Greek Orthodox Church (see also ''[[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Old_Calendarist#The_Florinite.2FMatthewite_schism Florinites]]''). The full name of this jurisdiction is the '''Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Milan, Western Europe and the Americas'''.
==History==
The diocese was granted a [[tomos]] of [[autonomy]] in 1984 from Archbishop Auxentios in order to pursue missionary work among the non-Orthodox people of the West. The title of the Synod at this time was the ''Metropolia of Western Europe''. After the transference of its first Chief Hierarch, Metropolitan Gabriel of Portugal, to the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] [[Church of Poland]], Bishop Evloghios of Milan was chosen as second Chief Hierarch and elevated to the rank of [[metropolitan]].
Today Metropolitan Evloghios remains at the helm of the Holy Synod of bishops of the Church of Milan, which comprises eight [[diocese]]s, four five in Europe and four in America, as well as missionary deaneries in England, Spain France and South Africa. The Milan Synod uses the [[Julian calendar]] exclusively, and "firmly resists the [[heresy|heresies]] of false [[ecumenism]] and trans-religious syncretism."[http://www.odox.net/Synod.htm]
Since 1997 ===Hierarchy===*Metropolitan EVLOGHIOS of Milan, First Hierarch*Archbishop ONUPHRIUS of Bergamo (Titular; the Archbishop is the Representative to Eastern Europe for the Milan Synod includes a number )*Archbishop ABBONDIO of [[Western Rite]] communities, mainly Como (Resigned episcopal rank in the United States2012, who were absorbed from now an ''episcopoi vagante'' organization. For exampleArchimandrite) Retired or Withdrew:*Bishop PABLO of Italica, St. Hilarion's Monastery in Austinbishop for Spain and Portugal (An Archimandrite of ROCOR since November, Texas, originated in 2011)*Bishop Ildefonso of Valencia*Bishop BORIS of Germany The Milan Synod uses the [http://www.liberalcatholic.org/default.asp Liberal Catholic Church[Julian calendar]]exclusively, a theosophist and "churchfirmly resists the [[heresy|heresies]] of false [[ecumenism]] and trans-religious syncretism." Its bishop later [http://www.orthodoxinfoodox.comnet/general/monasteryiconsSynod.aspx ordained htm] ==America==Since 1997 the head Milan Synod included a number of the Gnostic Orthodox Church as a bishop[[Western Rite]]communities, although mainly in the ordinand stated he did not need United States, who worship according to receive pre-schismatic (historically Orthodox) liturgical traditions with the support of the Metropolitan and of the sacrament, as he had been a bishop in a past life. The Milan [[Holy Synod reportedly did not see fit to reordain this lot upon acceptance]] of Bishops. The principal rite of the Synod of Milan is the [[Byzantine Rite ]] of the Orthodox Church, celebrated most commonly in the Slavic style but in some parishes in the Greek style. On February 14/27, 2011, the Synod announced that it had granted full autonomy to its American Dioceses, elevating Archbishop JOHN of New York to the rank of Metropolitan and erecting the [[Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles]]. Communion between the [[Autonomous Metropolia of the Americas and the British Isles]] and the Milan Synod ceased effectively April 4, 2011. The Milan Synod was required by Patriarch Kyril to cease communion with any previous sister churches. The American Metropolia responded by confirming the cessation.
==Ecclesiastical status==
As with many all of the [[Old Calendarist]] jurisdictions, the Milan Synod is not currently in communion with the mainstream Orthodox churches. It is currently in dialogues with the Moscow Patriarchate, having ceased communion in April 2011 with its sister synods in America, Greece, and Bulgaria. During 2011 the [[Orthodox Church in Italy]] joined the Milan Synod, two years after the death of its founder, Metropolitan [[Antonio (de Rosso) of Ravenna]].
==SourcesRelated articles==
*[http://www.odox.net/Synod.htm The Holy Synod of Milan] (from [http://www.odox.net/ Odox.net])
==External links==
* [http://www.onrmetropoliadimilano.com/user/milan it Official Website of the Autonomous Orthodox Church of Milan (Holy Synodof Milan)] (EnglishItalian)* [http://xoomerwww.virgiliochiesaortodossa.it/elia1960/ Official Website of the Milan SynodOrthodox Church in Italy - Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia] (Italian)* [http://wwwihtis.orthodoxwestwordpress.net Official Website of com News from the Archdiocese of New York and Eastern America, Milan Synodmaintained by Bp Abbondio of Como](Italian and Romanian)
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