ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, fˈɜːst hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹk ʌv ɹˈɑːkɚ mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən fɪlˈæɹət vˌɑːznɪsˈɛnski ɹˈoʊt tə sˈɑːlʒənˌɪtsɪn ðæt nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli pɹˈiːsts, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ bˈɪʃəps wɜː pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈæɾɐkˌoʊm tʃˈɜːtʃ.
In 1975, First Hierarch of ROCOR Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) wrote to Solzhenitsyn that not only priests, but also bishops were part of the Catacomb Church.