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'''Philaret''' (secular name '''Peter Semovskikh''') is the Bishop Metropolitan of Sydney and Australia for of ROCiE-Ph, and is the only bishop in his jurisdiction. He was consecrated under the non-canonical [[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile]] (headed by Abp [[Vladimir (Tselishchev)]]).
==Biographical Timeline==
In 1979: Metr Philaret elevated him to Archpriest.
In 1986: The Synod awarded him the right to wear a jewelled pectoral cross. At a later point, he was also awarded the right to wear the mitre.
In 2006: Mitred Archpriest Peter was suspended of all functions and removed from the rectorate of St Seraphim of Sarov due to his opposition to ROCORs reunification with the Moscow Patriarchate. He immediately created a schism, based in a chapel located in his house. He initially aligned himself with the [[Russian True Orthodox Church]] (under Abp Tikhon (Pasechnik)), but moved to the [[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile]] (under Abp Vladimir (Tselishchev))
In 2013: Fr Peter's wife, Catherine, reposed. By October, Fr Peter had received monastic vows, receiving the name 'Philaret'in honour of the [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|late ROCOR Metropolitan of New York]], and was consecrated to the episcopacy as Bishop of Sydney and Australia. *2015 Oct: Bp Philaret (Semovskih) and another bishop from [[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile|ROCiE-V]], Cassian (Mukhin), organised a council in Amosovka, Kursk, and formed a new jurisdiction, elevating Bishop Philaret to Metropolitan. *2016 mid-Feb: Metr Philaret suspended and retired Bp Cassian (who had left to join the Orthodox Catholic Church of France). *2016 Feb 26: After they had left his jurisdiction, Abp Vladimir (Tselishchev) ([[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile|ROCiE-V]]) defrocked three bishops: Philaret (Semovskih), Cassian (Mukhin) and Anastassy (Surzhik, who had attempted to join [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad - Provisional Supreme Church Authority|ROCA-PSCA]] under Metropolitan [[Agafangel (Pashkovsky) of Odessa|Agafangel]]).
==Bibliography==
* [http://www.gosfordrussianchurch.org.au/files/Newsletters/2007/February-2007.pdf Gosford Parish newsletter - February 2007]
* ''[http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp09042006.85/02whole.pdf The Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia]'', by V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Protopopov]]
* [http://readerdanielsharing.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/two-articles-about-rocie-v-break-up.html Two Articles about ROCiE-V break up], a news article from Portal-Credo.ru with commentary.
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