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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'''.

*Bishop Archbishop ABBONDIO of Como(Resigned episcopal rank in 2012, now an Archimandrite)

*Bishop PABLO of Italica, bishop for Spain and Portugal(An Archimandrite of ROCOR since November, 2011)

As with 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]].

* [http://www.orthodoxchristiansmetropoliadimilano.eu it Official Website of the Autonomous Orthodox Church of Milan (Holy Synod of Milan) ] (Italian) * [http://www.chiesaortodossa.it Official Website of the Orthodox Church in Italy - Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia] (Italian, with Some English and Spanish) * [http://ihtis.wordpress.com News from the Milan Synod maintained by Bp Abbondio of Como](Italian and Romanian)