Orthodox Church of Bessarabia
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The Orthodox Church of Bessarabia is an autonomous church under the Patriarchate of Romania. However, this church is currently unrecognized by the other Orthodox Churches. There is another Metropolitanate in Moldova, named the Moldovan Orthodox Church, which is part of the Patriarchate of Moscow.
The Romanian Orthodox Church re-established itself in Moldova after its independence in 1991. The Russian Orthodox Church refused to recognize the authority of the Bessarabian church. The current metropolitan in this church is Peter (elected as metropolitan in 1992).
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