The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland contain two Russian Orthodox groups.
The most numerous group is the Moscow Patriarchate's Diocese of Sourozh. There is also the Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
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