Meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church (2003)

Patriarch Alexy II at his residence in Moscow held a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Inclusion in the Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russian 20 clergy and laity from the Moscow, Ivanovo and Ekaterinodar dioceses.

Appointment of the Archbishop of Kaluga and Borovo Clement as manager of the affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Establishment of a commission for rapprochement with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).