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At one point, members of the sect "Russian True-Orthodox Church" were able to obtain a restraining order against Bishop Varnava, who was briefly detained by French authorities and spent time in a French jail. However, on August 25 and 26, 2006, members of the ROCOR were able to serve in the cathedral, with Bishop Michael of Geneva officiating.
A French court on 11 September 2007 annulled the last registration change and reverted the cathedral to its 2005 status. The ROCOR synod filed an appeal of this decision. At its 13 December 2007 session, the ROCOR Synod of Bishops once again considered the situation in Cannes. The Synod once again granted the cathedral [[stavropegial]] status and instructed that the cathedral bylaws be re-registered with French authorities. At the same meeting, it was announced that ROCOR's First Hierarch, [[Metropolitan Laurus|Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Metropolitan Laurus]] would serve at the Cannes cathedral on February 18, 2008. The cathedral's final status remains to be determined by the French courts.
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