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Exarchate- (from the Greek Έξαρχος (exarchos) - head, leader) - a large church region lying outside the country in which the main residence is located.
An exarchate may include several dioceses, the bishops and archbishops of which are subordinate to the exarch.
The Exarch is subordinate to the Patriarch and the Synod, although at the same time he enjoys a certain independence.
The Russian Orthodox Church currently has a Belarusian Exarchate, located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. “Belarusian Orthodox” is another official name of the Belarusian Exarchate.
Exarchates
In 1989, foreign Exarchates were abolished within the Moscow Patriarchate and the Belarusian Exarchate was formed. The “Charter on the Governance of the Russian Orthodox Church” at the Council of Bishops, held in January 1990, was supplemented by Chapter VII (“Exarchates”). In 1990, the status of the Ukrainian Church changed on the basis of the Patriarchal Tomos. And since then, the provisions of this chapter concerned only the Belarusian Exarchate. In the “Charter” of 2000, Chapter IX is devoted to the status of the Exarchates.
It states that the basis for the unification of the dioceses of the Russian Church into Exarchates is the national-religious principle. Decisions on the creation and name of Exarchates, on their territorial boundaries, as well as on their dissolution are made by the Council of Bishops. “The decisions of the Local and Bishops' Councils and the Holy Synod are binding on the Exarchates. The General Church Court and the court of the Council of Bishops are the ecclesiastical courts of the highest instance for the Exarchate” (IX. 3).
The highest legislative, executive and judicial power in the Exarchate belongs to its Synod, headed by the Exarch. The Synod of the Exarchate is accountable to the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Synod adopts a Charter regulating the management of the Exarchate, which is subject to the approval of the Holy Synod and approval by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'. “The journals of the Synod of the Exarchate are presented to the Holy Synod and approved by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'” (IX. 8).
The Exarch is elected by the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate and appointed by Decree of the Patriarch. His name is exalted in the churches of the Exarchate after the name of the Patriarch. The ruling and suffragan bishops of the Exarchate are elected and appointed by the Holy Synod on the proposal of the Synod of the Exarchate. “Decisions on the formation or abolition of dioceses included in the Exarchate and on the determination of their territorial boundaries are made by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' and the Holy Synod on the proposal of the Synod of the Exarchate. The Exarchate receives the Holy Chrism from the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'" (IX. 13)."
