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{{cleanup|Suggest changes on the talk page.}}{{Template:Old Calendar}}The '''[[w:Holy Synod of Milan|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 Church of [[Milan]], Western Europe and the Americas'''.

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]]. Metropolitan Evloghios, despite being traditionally Orthodox visited canonical churches and was received by their primates, as can be seen in the commemorative photograph where he was received by Metropolitan [[Basil (Doroszkiewicz) of Warsaw]]. He was never and is not now, intransigent towards other Orthodox Churches and never denied the presence of grace in the sacraments of the Church considered official. The Holy Synod of Milan, never conformed to the strict rules of the ultra-orthodox and uncompromising Old Calendarist movement.

As With the establishment of '''full communion''' between the [[Ukranian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A.]] and the Church of Milan in '''1989''', the ecclesiological views of the Archbishop Evloghios became manifestly moderate. He was in full communion with Metropolitan [[Mstyslav]] (after First [[Patriarch]] of 2008All Ukraine), manifestly ecumenist and in full communion with the Holy See of [[Constantinople]]. Then [[Metropolitan]] Evloghios was in full communion with the current makeup historical [[Metropolitan Ioan Bornachuk]] of [[w:Lviv|Lviv]], right hand of [[Mstyslav]] and later with [[Patriarch Volodymir]] of Kiev (second Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Andrew).For two years he was in full communion with His Holiness Patriarch Filaret of Kiev.Today Metropolitan Evloghios remains at the helm of the Holy Synod is of bishops of the Church of Milan, which comprises four [[diocese]]s, in Europe, as followswell as missionary deaneries in England, Spain, France and Canada.

In Europe[[File:Basilio1.jpg]]

Metropolitan EVLOGHIOS '''His Beatitude [[Basil (Doroszkiewicz) of Warsaw]] All Poland with Archbishop Evloghios of Milan, First Hierarch'''

'''In 1989''', Archbishop LUCA Evloghios was in full communion with Metropolitan [[Mstyslav]][http://mediolanum.me/canada/] Primate of Torcellothe [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]. Metropolitan [[Mstyslav]] at that time was in full communion with [[Patriarch]] [[Demetrios I]] and [[Bartholomew I]] of [[Constantinople]].

Bishop ABBONDIO '''In 1992''', [[Metropolitan Ioan Bornachuk]] of ComoLviv, assured Metropolitan Evloghios about the full communion between the two churches that is [[Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine]] and [[Autonomous Orthodox Church of Milan, Western Europe and Canada]].

Bishop PABLO '''In October 1993''', Metropolitan Evloghios, as Primate of the Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Italica[[Milan]] and Western Europe, bishop was invited in his position of First Hierarch in full communion with the [[Ukranian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A.]] to participate at the sobor in Kiev for Spain and Portugalthe election of the second Patriarch after [[Mstyslav]]. [[File:volodymir.jpg]]

In America'''On November 18, 1993''', the full right of Metropolitan Evloghios to be part of the Holy Synod of the [[Ukranian Orthodox Church]] - Kievan Patriarchate is confirmed by the Patriarch Volodymir . On March 20, 1994 Metropolitan Evloghios, receives from the hands of Patriarch Volodymir the Tomos of Autonomy[http://mediolanum.me/canada/].

The title reconfirmed by [[Patriarch Volodymir]] through a new Tomos of Autonomy (1994)<ref>[http://mediolanum.me/canada/ Православна Церква Західної Європи и Канади].</ref> is: ''Archbishop HILARION of AustinMilan and Longobardy - Metropolitan of Aquileia, Western Europe and Canada.''

The Milan Synod uses == 1997 Break of the [[Julian calendar]] exclusively, and "firmly resists relation with the [[heresy|heresies]] Patriarchate of false [[ecumenism]] and trans-religious syncretism."[http://www.odox.net/Synod.htm]Kiev==

Since 1997 (before the breakdown of relationships with the [[Patriarchate of Kiev]], the Milan Synod includes included a number of [[Western Rite]] communities, mainly in the United States, who worship according to pre-schismatic (historically Orthodox) liturgical traditions with the support of the Metropolitan and of the [[Holy Synod]] 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.

==Ecclesiastical status==As with all The [[Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the [[British Isles]] was an Old Calendarist]] jurisdictionsjurisdiction which was originally comprised of the Archdioceses of America and the British Deanery of the Holy Synod of Milan. It was granted "Autonomous status" on February 14/27, 2011 through Decree #542 of the Milan Synod is not currently in communion . The Tomos of Autonomy was definitively suspended by the Holy Synod of Milan and the bishopric of New York was suppressed. His former bishop John defrocked through Decree #639 of the Milan Synod because he joined with the mainstream Orthodox churches.Russian group called "[[Raphaelites]]"

==Related articlesEcclesiastical status ==*[[The Abbey of the Holy Name (West Milford, New Jersey)]]

==Sources==*As with all of the [[http://wwwOld Calendarist]] jurisdictions, the Milan Synod is not currently in communion with the mainstream Orthodox churches.odox.net/ 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]].htm The Holy Milan Synod is moderately traditionalist and uses the [[Julian calendar]] exclusively, and "firmly resists the [[heresy|heresies]] of Milanfalse [[ecumenism]] (from and trans-religious [[httpw://wwwsyncretism|syncretism]].odox.net/ Odox.net])

 [[File:AVXENTIOS.jpg]] ==External linksHierarchy 2015 ==* httpMetropolitan [[Evloghios (Hessler) of Milan]], First Hierarch * Archbishop Abondius (Bica) of Brixia [[w:Brescia|Brescia]]* Archbishop Daniil (Mogutnov) of Como [[w://www.orthodoxchristians.eu Official Website Como|Como]]* Archbishop Boris of Germany   == Hierarchy 1995-96 UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PATRIARCHATE OF KIEV== − The composition of the Autonomous Orthodox Church Synod in 1996, before the breakdown of relationship between Milan and Kiev (with Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko))This Hierarchy is officially published in the bulletins of the Patriarchate of Kiev (Holy see website of the Synod of Milanwhere they are currently available) :'''Italy''' ::* Metropolitan EVLOGHIOS of Milan, First Hierarch ::* Archbishop Vigilij of Paris ::* Archbishop GREGORIJ OF TURIN (Italiandeceased)::*[Bishop Vassilij of Ostia::* Bishop Vladimir of St. Julius Island :*'''Canada''' ::* Archbishop Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa::* Bishop Varlaam (Novakshonoff) of Vancouver '''Православна Церква Милана, with Some English and Spanish)Аквілєї i Західної Європи и Канади'''[http://sangiulio.org/church/holy-synod-1996/] ==References== <small><div><references/></div></small>  == External links ==* [http://www.orthodoxwestmediolanum.net Official Website of the Archdiocese of New York and Eastern Americame OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOPRIC OF MILAN AND LONGOBARDY - METROPOLIA OF AQUILEIA, Milan SynodWEATERN EUROPE AND CANADA (Italian - Russian - English)]* [http://www.milansynodusamediolanum.org New me Official Website of the Autonomous Orthodox Church of Milan (Holy Synod Website for American Parishesof Milan)] (Italian - Russian - English) * [http://ihtis.wordpress.com News from the Milan Synod Archbishopric maintained by Bp Abbondio of Como](Italian and Romanian)