Russian Orthodox Church recognizes MOC-OA as autocephalous sister church
Skopje, 26 August 2022 (MIA) – The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided at a session on Thursday to recognize the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) as an autocephalous sister church.
On August 25, 2022, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church heard the message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on granting the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric autocephaly by the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Synod of the Russian Church decided to recognize the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric as an autocephalous Sister Church, having inscribed the name of its Primate, His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia, in the sacred diptychs, reads a statement published on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, the statement adds, expressed their hope that the youngest in the family of autocephalous Orthodox Churches, the MOC-OA, will firmly preserve the holy Orthodox faith in purity and integrity and keep loyalty to the Orthodox canonical tradition.
