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The '''Holy Synod of Milan''' has its origin in the [[diocese]] for Western Europe of that [[Old Calendarist]] Greek Orthodox Church which (after receiving a hierarchy with the aid of [[bishop]]s of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]) was united under Archbishops Akakios and Auxentios (also known as the ''[[Florinites]]''). The full name of this jurisdiction is the '''Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Milan, Western Europe and the Americas'''.

This Diocese The diocese was granted a [[Tomostomos]] of [[Autonomyautonomy]] 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]].