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Today in the Orthodox Church, an Exarch is usually a deputy of a Patriarch. In many cases he rules, on behalf of the Patriarch, a Church outside the home territory of the Patriarchate. Thus, in the United States of America, there are Exarchs representing, among others, the Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Jerusalem Patriarchs. The style of the Exarchs of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem is "Exarch of the Holy Sepulcher".
In 1972, [[Jose (Cortes y Olmos)of Mexico City|Bishop Jose]] and the Mexican National Church were accepted by the [[Orthodox Church in America]] as the "Exarchate of Mexico (OCA)|Exarchate of Mexico]]," with Archbishop Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dimitri of Dallas]] and the South serving as Exarch of Mexico in addition to his responsibilities for the [[Diocese of the South (OCA)|Diocese of the South]].
The [[Church of Antioch (Syriac)|Oriental Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch]] has under his authority an Exarch in India, known by the ancient title Maphrian, although he is popularly referred to as Catholicos. This is not to be confused with the autocephalous Catholicate of the East, which is also located in India.
