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The '''Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian 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 rue Daru'' from the street in Paris where its cathedral is located. It has been led by Archbishop [[Job (Getcha) of Telmessos]] since his consecration in 2013.
{{diocese|
name=Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe|
type=Exarchate|
founded=1931|
bishop=[[Gabriel Job (de VylderGetcha) of KomanaTelmessos|Abp. GabrielJob]]|
see=Paris|
hq=Paris, France|
Since its reception by the Ecumenical Patriarch in 1931, the Exarchate has grown to roughly 100 parishes (more than 40 of which are in France), served by about 66 [[priest]]s who care for the needs of an increasingly multi-cultural flock, numbering roughly 100,000 strong. The Exarchate also has one [[monastery]] for women, the [[Orthodox Monastery of the Veil of Our Lady (Bussy-en-Othe, France)]], which publishes translations of liturgical materials.
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 Lapp Lap (Sami) community associated with the Exarchate. The indigenous peoples of Lappland Sámpi (Lapland) were evangelized by [[Trifon (Tryphon) of Pechenga (Petsamo)]] 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 [[John Meyendorff]] (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 Job (de VylderGetcha) of KomanaTelmessos]], [[ruling bishop]]
===Retired Bishops===*Bishop [[Basil Michael (OsborneStorogenko) of AmphipolisClaudiopolis]], [[auxiliary bishop]]*Bishop [[Michael Paul (StorogenkoAlderson) of ClaudiopolisTracheia]], auxiliary bishop*Bishop Paul of Tracheia, auxiliary bishop
===Reposed===
*Metropolitan [[Eulogius (Georgievsky) of Paris]], ruling bishop* Archbishop [[Gabriel (de Vylder) of Komana]], ruling bishop* Archbishop [[Georges (Wagner) of Evdokia]] *Bishop [[Alexander (Semenoff-Tian-Chansky) of Zila]], auxiliary bishop*Bishop [[Serge (Konovaloff) of Evkarpia]], ruling bishop
==External links==
*[http://exarchat.eu/ Official site] (in French, Russian and English)
*[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypgdefault.aspx?eccpageIDID=43&IndexViewpagetypeID=toc 9&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1 Eastern Christian Churches: The Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe], by Ronald Roberson, Roman Catholic priest and scholar
*[http://www.exarchate-uk.org/ Deanery of Great Britain and Ireland]
*[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/monastere.bussy/ Monastère Orthodoxe Notre Dame de Toute Protection] (in French)
