sentences:  7 October 2019 Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow confirmed the acceptance of clerics and parishes "who expressed such a desire".Not all parishes and clerics of the former Exarchate followed Archbishop John, joining various jurisdictions such as the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate), the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Serbian Orthodox Church.During the 19th century, several parishes were created for the Russian diaspora in various countries of Western Europe, under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church.