Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland
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The United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 contain two Russian Orthodox groups.

The most numerous group is the Moscow Patriarchate's Diocese of Sourozh. There is also the Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland
Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland
The Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia , with communities on the territories of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The episcopal seat of the diocese is in Richmond. However, since the departure of Bishop Constantine of...

 of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia , also called the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church....

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