On November 17, 2022, a meeting took place at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York between the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, and the Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, Archpriest Alexander Rentel.

During the conversation, the parties discussed a number of matters of cooperation between the Moscow Patriarchate parishes and the Orthodox Church in America, and exchanged views on the current situation in world Orthodoxy.

Archpriest Alexander wished the newly appointed Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA God’s help in his responsible obedience and expressed hope for continued fruitful cooperation between the fraternal Churches.