The '''Orthodox Church in America''' (OCA) is an [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] church Church with parishes mainly in the United States and Canada (though it had with a few parishes also in Mexico, and until 2011 in Australia and elsewhereas well). The OCA was formerly known as the '''Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America''', or more informally, the '''Metropolia'''. Previous to that, it was the North American Diocese of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. The OCA is in [[full communion]] with all of the other autocephalous Orthodox Churches, but its administrative status is disputed. Some other Churches recognize the OCA as autocephalous, but most regard it as a ''de jure'' part of the Russian Orthodox Church (although self-governing in practice).