St Joseph of Optina Russian Orthodox Church is a mission of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. His Eminence, Archbishop Hilarion is our Metropolitan and First Hierarch. We are in the Southern Deanery of the Diocese of Eastern America and New York. Our Assistant Dean is Very Reverend Archpriest Alexis Duncan who is responsible for the "English" Missions in the South. The Church Outside of Russia is united with the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate as an Independent Metropolitanate.
