However, the oldest cathedral of Orthodox Church in existence as well as the oldest wooden church building in existence in Japan is the St. John the Apostle Cathedral, a former cathedral of the Ishinomaki Orthodox Church.
しかしながら現存する最古の正教会の会堂であり、日本における最古の木造教会建築でもあるものは石巻ハリストス正教会の旧会堂：聖使徒イオアン会堂である。