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es of the

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in America that are under the canonical authority of the

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. They were previously known as the Russian Exarchate of North America before

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was granted to the

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(OCA) in 1970. All of the parishes of the

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were given a choice to join the OCA at that time. The parishes that remained were the following: #St. Nicholas Church,

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#St. Demetrius Monastery,

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# Christ the Savior Church,

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# St. Nicholas Cathedral,

# Church of All Saints Glorified in the Russian Land,

# Our Lady of Kazan Church,

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# Resurrection Church,

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# Dormition Church,

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# Holy Trinity Church,

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# St. Elias Church,

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# St. Innocent Church,

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# St. Michael the Archangel Church,

# Church of St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle,

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# Holy Trinity Church,

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# St. John Chrysostom Church,

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# House Chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov,

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# St. Demetrius Church,

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# St. Nicholas Church,

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# Sts. Peter and Paul Church,

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# Three Hierarchs Church,

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# Sts. Peter and Paul Church;

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# St. John the Baptist Church,

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# Church of St. George the Great Martyr, New York # Church of All Saints Glorified in the Russian Land, on the estate of

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# St. John the Baptist Chapel,

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# Church of All Saints Glotified in the Russian Land, Amsterdam (Wolf Run), Ohio # St. Stephen Church,

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# Nativity of Christ Church,

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# St. Nicholas Church,

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# St. Nicholas Church, Pageville,

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# St. Nicholas Church,

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# Sts. Peter and Paul Church,

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# St. Nicholas Church,

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# St. Andrew the Apostle Church,

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# St. Michael the Archangel Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania # Sts. Peter and Paul Church,

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# Sts. Peter and Paul Church,

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# St. Gregory the Theologian Church,

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# Sts. Peter and Paul Church,

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# Church of St. George the Great Martyr,

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# All Exarchate parishes and clergy in

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# St. Nicholas Cathedral, New York

Bishops

Vicar of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA: * Macarius (Svistun), Bishop of Uman (1970—1974) * Job (Tyvoniuk), Bishop of Zaraisk (1975—1976) * Irenaeus (Seredny), Bishop of Serpukhov (1976—1982) * Clement (Kapalin), Bishop of Serpukhov (1982—1990) * Macarius (Svistun), Bishop of Klin (1990—1992) *

Paul (Ponomaryov) Metropolitan Paul (russian: Митрополит Павел, be, Мітрапаліт Павел, secular name Georgiy Vasilevich Ponomaryov, russian: Георгий Васильевич Пономарёв; born 19 February 1951 in Karaganda) was ...

, Bishop of Zaraisk (1992—1999) * Mercurius (Ivanov), Bishop of Zaraisk (2000–2009) * Job (Smakouz), Bishop of Kashira (2009-2010) * Justinian (Ovchinnikov), Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk (2010–2014) *

John (Roshchin) Metropolitan John (secular name Georgy Yevgenyevich Roshchin, russian: Георгий Евгеньевич Рощин; 22 October 1974, Moscow) is a retired Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church. During 2014-2018 he served as the US-based ...

(2014-2018) * (temporary administrator since 14 October 2018)

References

External links

SS. Peter & Paul’s R.O. Cathedral, Passaic, New Jersey - The Carpathian Connection

The Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Moscow Patriarchate
{{National Council of Churches members Russian Orthodoxy in the United States Eastern Orthodoxy-related lists Eastern Orthodox dioceses in the United States Patriarchal Parishes in the USA