[1][2] The Autonomous Metropolia claims to trace its roots back to a formation of the Patriarch of Moscow in the early 20th century.

[3] The Autonomous Metropolia broke ties with the Moscow Patriarchate and placed itself under the omophorion first of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church[which?

[2] The group then formed an Archdiocese subject to Metropolitan Evlogios Hessler [ru] of the Holy Synod of Milan.

As such, the new Metropolia no longer maintains communion with the 'Milan' Synod of Europe, and considers her sister Church to have fallen away until such time as she repents of her errors".

[3] The Metropolia has a dedicated committee for inter-True Orthodox relations,[1] which namely seeks to initiate dialogue between the bishops of the former Synod in Resistance, and beyond, concerning matters of ecclesiology and grace in mainstream Eastern Orthodoxy.