| Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia | |
|---|---|
| Патриарший экзархат в Юго-Восточной Азии | |
| Abbreviation | PESEA |
| Classification | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Primate | Metropolitan Sergius of Singapore and South-East Asia |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Territory | Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand, East Timor |
| Founder | Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church |
| Origin | 28 December 2018 Moscow |
| Recognition | by the Russian Orthodox Church (28 December 2018), as an exarchate |
The Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia (PESEA, Russian: Патриарший экзархат в Юго-Восточной Азии) is an exarchate created by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on 28 December 2018.
The primate of the PESEA is Metropolitan Sergius (Chashin) who holds the title of "Metropolitan of Singapore and South-East Asia".[1][2]
7. The supreme ecclesiastical authority in the Exarchate belongs to the Synod of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast Asia (hereinafter referred to as the "Synod of the Exarchate"), headed by the Metropolitan of Singapore and Southeast Asia, the Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia (hereinafter "Exarch"), and consisting of diocesan bishops of the dioceses of the Exarchate.