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====Elsewhere====
Other small groups following the Western Rite have been received into the Orthodox Church, but usually have had little impact or sometimes declared their independence subsequent to their canonical reception. Western Rite parishes were established in Poland in 1926 when six parishes formerly of the Polish National Catholic Church (an Old Catholic communion) were received into the Orthodox Church, but that movement largely dwindled during World War II.
Further, the [[Oriental Orthodox]] have also done some Western Rite work. In 1889, the [[Church of Antioch (Jacobite)|Syrian]] patriarchate of Antioch consecrated Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvarez as Archbishop of Ceylon, Goa and India, authorizing a Roman rite diocese under him. Additionally, in 1891, the Syrians consecrated Joseph René Vilatte as archbishop for the American Old Catholics.
The [[Orthodox Church of France]]—which is currently of ambiguous status with regard to world Orthodoxy, but at one time was cared for by St. [[John Maximovitch]] and later by the [[Church of Romania]]—also uses a Western Rite liturgy based on ancient Gallican liturgical materials.
The [[Holy Synod of Milan]], an [[Old Calendarist]] group, has a few communities (including one monastery) in the United States which worship according to Western rites, including a restored [[Sarum Rite]]. It should also be noted that there are a number of groups who follow various Western rites and may call themselves Orthodox but are not part of or in communion with the historic [[Orthodox Church]].
==Criticism==
