# roacusa.org


## Posts

- [December 24, 2025](https://roacusa.org/december-24-2025/): December 24, 2025 (NS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: With the blessing of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland: Regarding the Schism in Louisiana
- [December 11, 2025](https://roacusa.org/december-11-2025/): December 11, 2025 (NS) With the blessing of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland: A Brief Overview of the Continuance of Cyprianite Ecclesiology Additionally, the following article, originally uploaded on March 27, 2014 (NS), has been recovered from the Wayback Machine Internet Archive: The Kallinikite Unia by Vladimir Moss Separately, on March 23, 2014 (NS), His Eminence Archbishop Andrei issued the following public statement: About the recent merger of the Synod in Resistance, the GOC, and the ROCOR(A)
- [December 8, 2025](https://roacusa.org/december-8-2025/): December 8, 2025 (NS) With the blessing of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland: His Eminence highly recommends the following books, published by Orthodox Traditionalist Publications, for reading and edification: In Their Own Words: The Private Letters of Saint Philaret of New York & Bishop Gregory Grabbe Saint Philaret of New York: His Collected Works
- [November 26, 2025](https://roacusa.org/november-26-2025/): November 26, 2025 (NS) With the blessing of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland: Dubious Orthodoxy of Metropolitan Cyprian – by Bishop Gregory Grabbe 2008 Sobor Protocols of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (ROAC) The Name of God in Russian Orthodox Theology, 1913–1918: Synodal Judgments, Imiaslavie, and the Deferred Conciliar Resolution UPDATE – December 9, 2025 Supplementary Report: Further Documentation on Synodal Judgments and Imiaslavie (1913–1918)
- [November 21, 2025](https://roacusa.org/november-21-2025/): November 21, 2025 (NS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: With the blessing of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland: Correspondence between a Parishioner of St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church and His Eminence, the Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei A List of Proponents and Opponents of “Imyaslavie”
- [November 20, 2025](https://roacusa.org/2025-11-20-regarding_the_goc_k_cyprianism_and_the_current_parish_situation/): November 20, 2025 (NS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: With the blessing of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland: Regarding the GOC-K, Cyprianism, and the Current Parish Situation
- [November 17-20, 2025](https://roacusa.org/nov-17-2025-2/): November 17-20, 2025 (NS) UPDATE #2: The following document contains correspondence between His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland, and the Very Reverend Archpriest Mark Templet, from Monday, November 17, 2025, through Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (NS): Correspondence between the Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei and the Very Reverend Archpriest Mark Templet UPDATE #1: The following document includes correspondence from His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei of Pavlovskoye and Rockland to the Very Reverend Archpriest Mark Templet, sent on Monday, November 17, 2025 (NS): The Most Reverend Archbishop Andrei’s Message to Archpriest Mark Templet CONCERNING THE […]
- [July 1, 2025](https://roacusa.org/july-1-2025/): July 1, 2025 As a reminder, this website, along with roacusalegacy.org are the official websites and authoritative voices of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. That said, it has come to our attention that some websites claim the name “Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church” though they are no longer a part of ROAC. One […]
- [roacusalegacy posts](https://roacusa.org/roacusalegacy-posts/): From roacusalegacy.org: July, 2012 SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS IN THE PERSECUTION OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC). In English In Russian May 30, 2011 Urgent Appeal from Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church. The appeal of Bishop Andrei. Religous Communities in the Russian Federation Under Threat. Обращение Епископа Андрея Религиозные общины в РФ под угрозой April 25, 2012 Nyack parishioner protests MP takeover of his parish. In English. April 12, 2012 Below is an English translation of Archbishop Theodore’s Paschal Epistle. In English. March 3, 2012 Below is an English translation of layman Alexander’s eulogy for Metropolitan Valentine. You may find the […]

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- [Terms of Use](https://roacusa.org/terms-of-use/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. TERMS OF USE The content on this website is provided for religious, educational, and informational purposes only. By accessing or using this website, you agree to the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree, […]
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- [Timeline](https://roacusa.org/timeline/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. TIMELINE
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- [Media](https://roacusa.org/media/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. MEDIA
- [Directory](https://roacusa.org/directory/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. DIRECTORY NEW JERSEY SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER ORTHODOX PARISH His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop ANDREI of Pavlovskoye and RocklandAdministrator of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church of America 95 Elm StreetElmwood Park, New Jersey07407-1610 U.S.A. Services […]
- [Episcopacy](https://roacusa.org/episcopacy/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. EPISCOPACY His Eminence, The Most Reverend Metropolitan THEODORE of Suzdal and Vladimir In the world Vladimir Alexandrovich Gineyevsky, Archbishop Theodore was born on April 5, 1955, in the Kuban of the Otradnaya Region, where he grew […]
- [Services & Rubrics](https://roacusa.org/services-rubrics/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. SERVICES & RUBRICS THE OFFICE OF HOLY BAPTISM CURRENT DIVINE LITURGY INSERTIONS THE RITE OF CONFESSION PRIEST GUIDE FOR THE RITE OF CONFESSION – by Fr. Isaac Henke
- [Catechism](https://roacusa.org/catechism/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. CATECHISM APOLOGETICS A DOGMATIC-CANONICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROCOR-MP UNIA – by Vladimir Moss AGAINST FALSE UNION – by Dr. Alexander Kalomiros ANATHEMAS AND FR JOHN SHAW – by Vladimir Moss CAN HERETICS HAVE THE GRACE OF […]
- [Protocols](https://roacusa.org/protocols/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. PROTOCOLS July 10, 2009 The Appointment of the Reverend Father Mark Templet as the American Diocese Archivist January 15, 2009 Concerning The Material of the Sacrament of the Body of Christ Itself March 20, 2007 Concerning […]
- [Documents](https://roacusa.org/documents/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. DOCUMENTS APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION OF THERUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (ROC) A Timeline of the Episcopal History and Apostolic Succession of the Russian Orthodox Church DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST (Russian) Vestnik of the TOC, Issue 2, pp. 25-31 Essay on […]
- [What We Believe](https://roacusa.org/what-we-believe/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. WHAT WE BELIEVE 1) We believe that the Orthodox Church was instituted by God through the power of the Holy Spirit being One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic and is neither of man nor a product of the […]
- [About Us](https://roacusa.org/about-us/): This is the official website and authoritative voice of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH OF AMERICA (ROAC). No other English language based website (other than the sites linked herein) claiming to speak for His Eminence, Metropolitan Theodore of Suzdal and Vladimir, or any of the individual Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the RUSSIAN ORTHODOX AUTONOMOUS CHURCH (ROAC), should be considered as genuine or valid. ABOUT US The Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (ROAC) is the representative body of the Higher Church Authority in Russia. The Higher Church Authority was established in Russia in 1994 shortly after the ostensible collapse of the […]
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