His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chaired the meeting of the Supreme Church Council

March 18, 2022 in the hall of the Supreme Church Council of the Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a meeting of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church began.

Opening the meeting, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed the members of the Supreme Church Council with opening speech. The Primate spoke about the conversations held on March 16 with The Pope and The Archbishop of Canterbury and the peacekeeping efforts of the Russian Orthodox Church aimed at the speedy end of the conflict in Ukraine. His Holiness also announced and briefly commented on a number of items on the agenda of today’s meeting.

The composition of the Supreme Church Council, chaired by His Holiness the Patriarch, includes:

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