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Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church, alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The primate of the ROC is the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'. Wikipedia
Founded: December 15, 1448
Members: 110 million (95 million in Russia, total of 15 million in the linked autonomous churches)
Abbreviation: ROC
Bishops: 382 (2019)
Clergy: 40,514 full-time clerics, including 35,677 presbyters and 4,837 deacons
Headquarters: Danilov Monastery, Moscow, Russia; 55°42′40″N 37°37′45″E / 55.71111°N 37.62917°E