Group of parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States
TheRussian Orthodox Church in the USA is the name of the group ofparishes of theRussian Orthodox Church in America that are under the canonical authority of thePatriarch of Moscow and all Rus' . They were previously known as theRussian Exarchate of North America beforeautocephaly was granted to theOrthodox Church in America (OCA) in 1970. According to the US Religion Census of 2010, there were 12,377 congregants,[ 1] [ 2]
Vicar of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA:[ 3]
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) , 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) (2014–2018)[ 4] Matthew (Andreev) [ru ] (temporary administrator since 14 October 2018)[ 5] All of the parishes of theexarchate were given a choice to join the OCA when it was granted autocephaly. The parishes that remained under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow are overseen by the patriarchal vicar based atSt. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Manhattan. The parishes that remained were the following:[ 6]
St. Nicholas Church,Brookside, Alabama St. Demetrius Monastery,Bellflower, California Christ the Savior Church,San Francisco, California St. Nicholas Cathedral,San Francisco, California Church of All Saints Glorified in the Russian Land,San Francisco, California Our Lady of Kazan Church,San Diego, California Resurrection Church,Chicago, Illinois Dormition Church,Benld, Illinois Holy Trinity Church,Baltimore, Maryland St. Elias Church,Battle Creek, Michigan St. Innocent Church,Detroit, Michigan St. Michael the Archangel Church,Detroit, Michigan Church of St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle,East Lansing, Michigan Holy Trinity Church,Saginaw, Michigan St. John Chrysostom Church,Grand Rapids, Michigan House Chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov,Westtown, New York St. Demetrius Church,Jackson, Michigan St. Nicholas Church,Bayonne, New Jersey Sts. Peter and Paul Church,Elizabeth, New Jersey Three Saints Church,Garfield, New Jersey Holy Cross Church,Hackettstown, New Jersey Sts. Peter and Paul Church;Passaic, New Jersey St. John the Baptist Church,Little Falls, New Jersey St. Olga Church,Somerset, New Jersey St. Mark Chapel,New York City Church of St. George the Great Martyr, New York Church of All Saints Glorified in the Russian Land,Pine Bush, New York St. John the Baptist Chapel,Bronx, New York St. Stephen Church,Lorain, Ohio Nativity of Christ Church,Youngstown, Ohio St. Nicholas Church,Chester, Pennsylvania St. Nicholas Church, Pageville,Edinboro, Pennsylvania St. Nicholas Church,Reading, Pennsylvania Sts. Peter and Paul Church,Mount Union, Pennsylvania St. Nicholas Church,Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania St. Andrew the Apostle Church,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Michael the Archangel Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sts. Peter and Paul Church,Scranton, Pennsylvania Sts. Peter and Paul Church,Burgaw, North Carolina St. Gregory the Theologian Church,Tampa, Florida Sts. Peter and Paul Church,Manchester, New Hampshire Church of St. George the Great Martyr,Buffalo, New York All Exarchate parishes and clergy inCanada Maps of parishes and adherents have been published on the basis of 2010 data.[ 2] : 74, 75
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