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The '''Russian Orthodox Church in the USA''' is the distinct name of the group of [[parish]]es of the Russian mission in America that recognizes the canonical authority of the [[Church of Russia]] and was known as the [[Russian Exarchate of North America]] before [[autocephaly]] was granted to the [[Metropolia]] in 1970.
All of he parishes of the [[Exarchate]] were given a choice to join the [[OCA]] at that time. The parishes that remain were the following: #St. Nicholas Church, Brookside, State of Alabama#St. Demetrius Monastery, Bellflower, State of California# Christ the Savior Church, Berkley, State of California# St. Nicholas Cathedral, San Francisco, State of California# Church of All Saints Glorified in the Russian Land, San Francisco, State of 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, Westown, New York# St. Demetrius Church, Jackson, Michigan# St. Nicholas Church, Bayonne, New Jersey# Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey# Three Hierarchs Church, Garfield, New Jersey# Holy Cross Church, Hackettstown, New Jersey# Sts. Peter and Paul Church; Passaic, New Jersey# St. John the Baptist Church, Singac , New Jersey# St. Olga Church, Somerset, New Jersey# St. Mark Chapel, New York# Church of St. George the Great Martyr, New York# Church of All Saints Glorified in the Russian Land, on the estate of Pine Bush, New York# St. John the Baptist Chapel, Bronx, New York# Church of All Saints Glotified in the Russian Land, Amsterdam (Wolf Run), Ohio# St. Stephen Church, Lorairi, Ohio# Nativity of Christ Church, Youngstown, Ohio# St. Nicholas Church, Chester, Pennsylvania# St. Nicholas Church, Edinboro, Pageville, 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 in Canada. # St. Nicholas Cathedral, New York.
The parishes that that chose to remained under the canonical protection of the Moscow Patriarchate after the grant of autocephaly came to be known as the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA under the oversight of an [[auxiliary bishop]].
