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Following the repose of Metropolitan Vitaly, the ROCIE has broken into several rival jurisdictions. In 2006, the group's only legitimate bishop, [[Varnava (Prokofiev) of Cannes]] asked to returnamidst a scandal involving one of his hieromonks, and was re-accepted into the [[ROCOR]]as it appeared he would be deposed from the ROCiE. Following bitter infighting and accusation of misusing Metropolitan Vitaly, the group splintered into five a number of factions. According to its original website, the ROCiE currently had twelve [[parish]]es, missions and home [[chapel]]s, along with one convent, in the United States; eight parishes, missions and chapels, along with two [[monasticism|monastic]] [[skete]]s, in Canada; two parishes and one convent in South America; eleven parishes and missions in Europe; and a "[[deanery]]" of [[clergy]] and monastics in Russia, at twenty-three parishes and three monasteries.

* A group of clergy and parishioners from Bp. Varnava's Western European diocese joined the The [[Russian True Orthodox Church]], a self-proclaimed offshoot of ROCOR's activity in Russia in the 1990's.* A group called was formed by the "Russian Orthodox Church" (Rossiiskaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov'), commonly referred to as RosPTs, RossPTs, or ROCIE (A), headed by Nikita Orlov ("Metropolitan Anthony break of Moscow Bps Lazarus and All Russia, Los Angeles and All Abroad")Benjamin from the ROCiE. The group includes Victor Pivovarov, "Bishop Claiming documented proof of Slavyansk and Southern Russia. [http://www.mansonville.org/ ROCIE (A)(A)].* A group splintering from the Nikita OrlovMetropolitan Vitaly's blessing, which also uses the name "Russian Orthodox Church" (RosPTs), commonly referred to as the ROCIE(A)(D) or the "Zinoviev-Balabanov faction". It is headed by Damaskin Balabanov and Ioann Zinoviev. [http://wwwtwo Bishops created three more Bishops.ispovednik.org/ ROCIE(A)(D)]* A group still using the name "Russian Orthodox Church in Exile", headed out of Mansonville, Canada, by Vladimir Tselischevclergy and parishioners from Bp. It is commonly called the ROCIE(V)(V)Varnava's Western European diocese joined this body. [http://www.rocaTheir website lists six dioceses and about twenty-soboreight parishes.org/ru ROCIE(V)(V)]* A group (the ROCIE(V)(A)) headed out of Moldova by Anthony Rudei<ref>[[http://wwwcatacomb.roca-sobororg.orgua/ru/documents/epistle_to_roca Extraordinary Statement (of modules.php?name=Pages&go=page&pid=396|Dioceses and Parishes, from the ROCIE(V)(V)official website]]</ref> However, even the American diocese contains parishes who have refused to list themselves on their website, usually due to fear of infighting from other True Orthodox groups.

According * A group called the "Russian Orthodox Church" (Rossiiskaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov'), commonly referred to its websiteas RosPTs, RossPTs, the or ROCIE(VA), headed by Metropolitan Anthony (VOrlov) currently has twelve [[parish]]es"of Moscow and All Russia, missions Los Angeles and home [[chapel]]s, along with one conventAll Abroad", which formed in 2007 after the election of Metropolitan Anthony to the United States; eight parishes, missions and chapels, along with two [[monasticism|monastic]] [[skete]]srank of First-Hierarch, in Canada; two parishes and one convent in South America; eleven parishes and missions in Europe; and response to a "[[deanery]]" lack of cooperation amongst the Bishops over when a Sobor would be held. The group includes Bp Victor (Pivovarov) Slavyansk and Southern Russia. [[clergy]http://www.mansonville.org/ ROCIE (A)(A)] and monastics in Russia, at twenty-three parishes and three monasteries. The membership figures of the other ROCIEs ROCIE under Metropolitan Anthony (Orlov) are unknown. The various ROCIEs may have a handful of clergy and laymen throughout the world which hold allegiance to them but may not have any parish associated with them, and a number of communities across Russia which remain unlisted to avoid unwanted attention from the state.

* A group splintering Metropolitan Anthony Orlov's establishment of dioceses in Russia, which also uses the name "Russian Orthodox Church" (RosPTs- "RusOC" in English), commonly referred to as the ROCIE(A-D). It is headed by Metropolitan Damascene (Balabanov) of Moscow. [http://www.ispovednik.org/ ROCIE(A)(D)] It publicly lists three dioceses and nine parishes inclusive of the diocesan centers.  * The remaining faction of parishes using the name "Russian Orthodox Church in Exile", after the departure of the other Bishops, was left with only two Bishops, who convened a Sobor in 2008 and reorganized the remaining parishes under Eurasian and American districts until more could be done to build the Church. It is currently "headed" (since according to the Sobor the two Bishops hold virtually equal rank) out of Mansonville, Canada, by Vladimir of San Fransisco and Anastassy of Vladivostok. It is commonly called the ROCIE(V/A). [http://www.roca-sobor.org/ru ROCiE] Its current membership is unknown. * A group headed out of Moldova by Archbishop Anthony (Rudei) which is generally regarded by all as an unjustified schism, due to the fact that he single-handedly consecrated his own Synod.<ref>[http://www.roca-sobor.org/ru/documents/epistle_to_roca Extraordinary Statement (of the ROCIE(V)(V)]</ref> There are no clear references to any number of parishes on their websites.  The various ROCIEs may have a handful of clergy and laymen throughout the world which hold allegiance to them but may not have any parish associated with them, and a number of communities across Russia which remain unlisted to avoid unwanted attention from the state. The various ROCIEs do not maintain [[communion]] with each other or with any other jurisdiction. However, the RTOC has recently made overtures to the [[Geunine Orthodox Church of Greece]], with some success.