The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (), also called Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia or ROCOR, or Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCA), is a semi-autonomous part of the
Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Currently, the position of
First-Hierarch of the ROCOR is occupied by
Metropolitan Nicholas (Olhovsky).
The ROCOR was established in the early 1920s as a ''
de facto'' independent