Basics of regulation of the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa

... competence¹¹. After the radical changes in the state and legal structure of Russia in the 1980–1990s, new elements appeared in the international activities of the Russian Orthodox Church [Mitrokhin 2004]. Thus, the first step regarding the presence of the Russian Orthodox Church on the African continent was the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on December 29, 1998 to establish in South Africa (Johannesburg) its parish in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh. The Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa was formally established ...