Russian True Orthodox Church

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Russian True Orthodox Church
Acronym(s) RTOC
Origin Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Founded 2001
Current primate Archbishop Tikhon
Headquarters Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia
Territory Russia, Europe, Americas
Liturgical language(s) Russian/local
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Bishops 5
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Official website https://www.ripc.info/

The Russian True Orthodox Church (RTOC) is a True Orthodox Church based in Omsk, Russia. The RTOC has parishes in Russia, Europe, North America, South America and Australia. The origins of the RTOC lie in the priestly ministry of the catacomb cleric Lazar Zhurbenko. On the decision of the ROCOR synod, he was secretly ordained in 1981 as a bishop for the catacomb church. Currently, the president of the synod of bishops is Archbishop Tikhon of Omsk.