Organization
The head of the Church is the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (archbishop in 1846-1988), residing at the Rogozhskoye cemetery in Moscow. He is elected by the highest representative body of the Church - the Holy Council (Освященный Собор). The Council also appoints the members of the Council of the Metropolia.
The Church has five local bishops and more than 250 parishes in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since several years ago, there have been attempts to restore theological schools for training priests for the Old-Rite Church.
The Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church belong to the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy and was until the 16/29:th of May 2008 in full ecclesiastical and canonical communion with the (Orthodox Old-Rite Church).
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