Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Principality of Monaco, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, and Switzerland. The person chosen to be the primate of the PEWE as well as of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonesus was Bishop John (Roschchin) of Bogorodsk who was at the time the administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in Italy; John continued to administer temporarily the Patriarchal parishes in Italy. On February 26, 2019, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church abolished the stauropigial status of the St. Nicholas parish and the St. Catherine parish in Rome and subordinated them to the Administration of the Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Italy. On May 30, 2019, the Holy Synod of the ROC "taking into account the increasing number of Moldovan parishes and communities in Italy, as well as the need for special care of the numerous Moldovan-speaking flock of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Apennines" entrusted their archpastoral care to the bishop who bears the title of "Bogorodsk" as vicar of the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe. In the same decision, Bishop was appointed Bishop of Bogorodsk. Ruling bishops (27 December 2007 — 24 December 2010) Nestor (Sirotenko) (24 December 2010 — 16 July 2013) Mark (Golovkov) (16 July 2013 — 22 October 2015) Anthony (Sevryuk) (26 October 2015 — 29 July 2017) (29 July — 28 December 2017) Anthony (Sevryuk) (28 December 2017 — 15 October 2018) John (Roshchin) (15 October 2018 — 30 May 2019) Anthony (Sevryuk) (30 May 2019-), locum tenens Notes References External links Information about the Patriarchal parishes in Italy on the official website of the ROC Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy Christian organizations established in 2007