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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'''.
==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]]. 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.
'''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]].
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.''
'''On December 27, 1996''' the Holy Synod of Milan responds to Patriarch [[w:Filaret (Denysenko)|Filaret (Denysenko)]] that it intended to accept the American bishops through the laying on of hands (John Lobue and Hilarion of Austin), despite the instructions and threats of Patriarch Filaret and formalizes the final break (protocol 36/1996 of December 27, 1996). Full communion with His Holiness Patriarch [[w:Filaret (Denysenko)|Filaret (Denysenko)]], ceased on December 27, 1996, before he was excomunicated by the Patriarch of Moscow Alexei II.
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 of the [[Old Calendarist]] jurisdictions, the Milan Synod is not currently in communion with the mainstream Orthodox churches.
[[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 (Holy with Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko))This Hierarchy is officially published in the bulletins of the Patriarchate of Kiev (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 (deceased)::*[Bishop Vassilij of Ostia::* Bishop Vladimir of St. Julius Island :*'''Canada''' ::* Archbishop Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa::* Bishop Varlaam (ItalianNovakshonoff) 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)
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