On March 12, 2022, the clergy of the Parish of St Nicholas of Myra in Amsterdam requested canonical dismissal from Archbishop Elisey and applied to join the Constantinople Patriarchate after they felt pressured by Archbishop Elisey to continue mentioning the name of Patriarch Kirill in the Divine Liturgy against their wishes (Kirill had expressed support for Vladimir Putin).

Ilya Ganaba was born on August 1, 1962, in Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union (modern day Saint Petersburg, Russia).

[8] On February 1, 2010, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia elevated him to the rank of archbishop for "the diligent service of the Church of God".

[9] Sourozhsphere.net wrote: "During the years of service of Vladyka Elisey, the diocese became a strong family and not some isolated national church, but a real international symbol of Russian Orthodoxy in Western Europe.

Thanks to the wisdom and competent management, the diocese made friends from other Christian denominations and created strong ties with the Royal family of Great Britain.

[11] On 31 December 2017, Archbishop Elisey celebrated the Divine Liturgy with Bishop Matthew of Sourozh [ru] in the Dormition Cathedral, London.