Russian Orthodox Church in the United States

United States   Church Records   Russian Orthodox Church Records

History
Russian fur trappers brought the Russian Orthodox Church into Alaska. The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), has a complex history. See Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The ROCOR jurisdiction has around 400 parishes worldwide and an estimated membership of more than 400,000 people. Of these, 232 parishes and 10 monasteries are in the United States; they have 92,000 declared adherents and over 9,000 regular church attendees. Source: Wikipedia

Finding the Records
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Writing to Local Churches

 * Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America Directory of Parishes
 * Russian Orthodox Church Finder