ROCOR and OCA Timeline
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1917
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Bolshevik Revolution breaks out in Russia.
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1919
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Southern Church Council meets in Stavropol at which Higher Church Administration was formed in Southern Russia.
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1920
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St. Tikhon of Moscow issues Ukaz No. 362; first session of the Higher Church Administration outside borders of Russia.
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1921
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34 ROCOR bishops meet in synod in Karlovtsy, Serbia, including Metr. Platon, primate of the Metropolia.
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1924
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4th All-American Sobor of the Metropolia votes to establish "temporary self-government," breaking administrative ties with Moscow.
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1926
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Metr. Platon of the Metropolia breaks ties with the ROCOR synod.
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1927
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ROCOR synod sends epistle to American parishes suspending Platon and his clergy.
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1933
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Metr. Platon refuses to pledge loyalty to Moscow, which declares the Metropolia to be in schism and establishes an exarchate on American soil.
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1934
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Death of Metr. Platon; ROCOR lifts ban against Metropolia.
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1935
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"Temporary Regulations of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad" signed by Karlovtsy Synod, including Theophilus of the Metropolia, thus renewing relations.
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1937
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6th All-American Sobor of the Metropolia declares itself to report to ROCOR in matters of faith.
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1946
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7th All-American Sobor of the Metropolia breaks all ties with the ROCOR, splitting American Russian Orthodoxy in two.
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1970
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Metropolia reconciles with and receives autocephaly from Moscow, returning Japanese possessions to its control and becoming known as the OCA.
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1971
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ROCOR denounces Moscow's grant of autocephaly; OCA receives rebel ROCOR parish in Australia.
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1976
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Bulgarian Diocese in Exile breaks with ROCOR and joins OCA.
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1982
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Calendar schism in OCA diocese of E. Pennsylvania; ROCOR receives multiple parishes in the area.
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2001
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Election of Metr. Laurus as First Hierarch of ROCOR.
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