Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
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The Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (DECR)[1] (Russian: Отде́л вне́шних церко́вных свя́зей Моско́вского патриарха́та (ОВЦС); until August 2000: Department for External Church Relations, Russian: Отдел внешних церковных сношений) is one of the synodal institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was established on 4 April 1946.
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Отдел внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата | |
Abbreviation | DECR |
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Formation | 4 April 1946 |
Founders | Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexy I |
Type | Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate |
Official language | Russian |
Chairman | Metropolitan Anthony (Sevryuk) |
Website | http://mospat.ru/ |
Formerly called | Department for External Church Relations |
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