On November 28, the diocesan administration of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (Exarchate of the ecumenical patriarchate) published the following communiqué: The diocesan administration communicates to all the members of the Archdiocese that, on November 27, 2018, the Holy Synod of our Patriarchate decided to abolish the status of our Archdiocese as an Exarchate. This decision of the Holy Synod, which has yet to be received