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The '''Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Orthodox Exarchate Tradition in Western Europe''' is an [[exarchate]] of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriatchate]] of Russian Orthodox tradition, based in Paris, and having [[parish]]es throughout Europe, mainly centered in France. Its current leader is Archbishop [[Gabriel (de Vylder) of Komana]]. The Exarchate is sometimes known as ''Rue DarueDaru'' from the street in Paris where its cathedral is located.
{{diocese|
name=Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Orthodox Exarchate Tradition in Western Europe|
jurisdiction=[[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]]|
type=Exarchate|
see=Paris|
hq=Paris, France|
territory=Western Europe, British Isles|
language=[[Church Slavonic]], local languages|
music=[[Russian Chant]], [[Byzantine Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
population=''unknown''100,000|website=[http://www.exarchat.org www.eu exarchat.orgeu]
}}
Most of Evlogy's parishes remained loyal to him, however, as they were generally against the Soviet government. Evlogy then petitioned Ecumenical Patriarch Photius II to be received under his canonical care and was received in 1931, becoming an exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In 1965, the jurisdiction was downgraded to a [[vicariate]], but returned to the rank of exarchate in 1999.
Communities of the Exarchate, the largest Orthodox group in France where it is centered, range throughout Western Europe, including Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Spain. Member Clergy and various Laymen of the Exarchate in Scandinavia have been active in developing worship in the local languages. There is also a smaller Lap (Sami) community associated with the Exarchate. The indigenous peoples of Sámpi (Lapland) were evangelized by [[Tryphon of Pechenga]] in the 1500's. Perhaps the best known institution of the Exarchate is the [[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute]], founded in 1925 by Metr. Evlogy and sometime home of several well-known Orthodox theologians and writers of the twentieth century, including [[Georges Florovsky]], [[Alexander Schmemann]], and [[Georges FlorovskyJohn Meyendorff]], and (although not [[Vladimir Lossky]], who neither taught at St. Sergius nor was a member of the Exarchate, himself remaining loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate).
==Bishops==
*Archbishop [[Gabriel (de Vylder) of Komana]], [[ruling bishop]]
==Retired Bishops==*Bishop [[Serge Michael (KonovaloffStorogenko) of EvkarpiaClaudiopolis]], auxiliary bishop*Bishop [[Basil (Osborne) Paul of Amphipolis]]Tracheia, auxiliary bishop
===Reposed===
*Metropolitan [[Eulogius (Georgievsky) of Paris]], ruling bishop*Bishop [[Alexander (Semenoff-Tian-Chansky) of Zila]], auxiliary bishop*Bishop [[auxiliary bishopSerge (Konovaloff) of Evkarpia]], ruling bishop
==External links==
*[http://www.exarchat.orgeu/ Official site] (in French, Russian and English)
*[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg.aspx?eccpageID=43&IndexView=toc Eastern Christian Churches: The Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe], by Ronald Roberson, Roman Catholic priest and scholar
*[http://www.dioceseinfoexarchate-uk.org/background_information/rue_daru_eng.htm Archdiocese Deanery of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe] (from the [[Diocese of Sourozh]Great Britain and Ireland])
*[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/monastere.bussy/ Monastère Orthodoxe Notre Dame de Toute Protection] (in French)
*[http://www.ortodoks.dk/ Danish Orthodox ChurchParish in Copenhagen, Denmark] (in Danish)*[http://www.ortodoks.com/ Parish in Oslo, Norway] (in Norwegian Orthodox Church)*[http://www.hlherman.no/ Parish in Kristiansand, Norway] (in English, Norwegian& Greek)*[http://www.sirillus.se/kristi_forklarings_kyrka/index.htm Parish in Sweden] (in Swedish)
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