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Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church

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The Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church (Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь) is a non-canonical, traditionalist Eastern Orthodox Jurisdiction, born of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century (The Bespopovtsy, the "priestless" Old Believers).

History

Organization

The Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church has parishes in Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus and Ukraine (in these countries they are headed by National Councils and Spiritual Commissions), the United States, Brazil and elsewhere.

  • Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Russia : Российский совет ДПЦ (РС ДПЦ)
Chairman : Oleg Ivanovich Rozanov (1989- )

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