The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (russian: Ру́сская Правосла́вная Це́рковь Заграни́цей, lit=Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, translit=Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov' Zagranitsey), also called Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia or ROCOR, or Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCA), is a semi-autonomous part of the
Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Currently, the position of
First-Hierarch of the ROCOR is occupied by
Metropolitan
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Nicholas (Olhovsky)
Metropolitan Nicholas (born Nikolay Alexandrovich Olhovsky, russian: Николай Александрович Ольховский; 17 December 1974) is the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Metropolitan of Eas ...
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The ROCOR was established in the early 1920s as a ''
de facto'' independent