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[[Image:Basil Osborne.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bishop Basil (Osborne)]]
Dr. '''Basil Alfred Herbert Ernest Osborne''', formerly '''Bishop Basil of Amphipolis''', was a [[titular bishop]] under the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] from 2006 until February of 2010, and was formally known as one of "the bishops of the Throne." He served as an assistant [[bishop]] in its [[Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe]], charged with the care of its flock in Great Britain and Ireland, until his retirement in late 2009 and his subsequent request for laicisation in February of 2010. He previously served as the temporary administrator of the [[Moscow Patriarchate]]'s [[Diocese of Sourozh]] (August 2003 - May 2006) with the title ''Bishop of Sergievo''.
==Departure from the Diocese of Sourozh==
Subsequently, in February 2010 he requested to be defrocked and laicised in order to have the option of marrying and having a normal family life, a request which was then granted, and Dr Osborne was returned to the [[laity]].
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before=[[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh|Anthony (Bloom)]]|
title=Bishop of Sergievo|
years=2003-2006|
