On the situation of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Christ and Saint Nicholas in Florence

In a meeting held on Sunday, October 28 after the Divine Liturgy, the Orthodox parish of the Nativity of Christ and Saint Nicholas in Florence (Italy) voted for their departure of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe (exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarch) to join the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) administered by Metropolitan Hilarion of America and New York [jurisdiction of Patriarch Kirill of Russia].