Bishop John of Chersonese and Western Europe elevated to the dignity of Metropolitan. Bishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon to the dignity of Archbishop

On January 3, in Moscow Kremlin Patriarchal Dormition Cathedral (see video), in accordance with the decision made on December 28 by the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow elevated Bishop John of Chersonese to the dignity of metropolitan, and Bishop Nestor of Madrid and Lisbon to the dignity of Archbishop. Sources : Parlons d’orthodoxie (in French and Russian), Moscow Patriarcate (in Russian – with picture).