Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Епархија осјечкопољска и барањска or Епархија осечкопољска и барањска; hr, Osječkopoljska i baranjska eparhija) is an
eparchy
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(diocese) of the
Serbian Orthodox Church encompassing easternmost areas of
Croatia
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, with seat in
Dalj
Dalj ( sr-Cyrl, Даљ, hu, Dálya, german: Dallia, la, Teutoburgium) is a village on the Danube in eastern Croatia, near the confluence of the Drava and Danube, on the border with Serbia. It is located on the D519 road, south of its intersec ...
.
Since the death of bishop
Lukijan Vladulov in spring of 2017, the eparchy is administered by bishop
Irinej Bulović
Irinej Bulović (born Mirko Bulović; 11 February 1947) is a Serbian Orthodox cleric and the current Bishop of Bačka. He serves as а professor of the New Testament exegesis and Greek language on the Faculty of Theology of the University of Be ...
of Bačka. The eparchy has three
vicarages (in
Osijek,
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...
and
Baranja), with a total of 39 priests and two deacons.
History
''Osječko polje'' (lit. Osijek field) is an old name created in the first years of the 18th century, the area that included the entire area around the city of
Osijek and the region between the lower course of the
Drava and
Danube
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river and practically whole flow of the river
Vuka.
Because Osijek field lies on the border of
Syrmia,
Baranja and
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...
, it was added, sometimes to one and sometimes to the other of three neighboring Eparchies, while sometimes it had its own bishop.
In 1710, the Church Parliament in Monastery
Krušedol elected Bishop Sofronije as Bishop for all
Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
under
Habsburg authority, and Eparchy of Osječko polje provided care to the newly elected Bishop Nicanor Melentijević.
It remained an independent diocese up to 1733, when it was abolished and its
Hungarian part was attached to the
Eparchy of Buda
The Eparchy of Buda ( sr, Будимска епархија or ) is a diocese or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the territory of Hungary. The seat of the eparchy is in Szentendre ( sr, Сентандреја or ...
pest, while its
Slavonia
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n part to the
Syrmian archdiocese. Patriarch Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta handed Eparchy of Osječko polje in 1746 to his Bishop Jovan Georgijević. The residence of Bishop Jovan was in Osijek, where Eparchy then had two houses.
Archbishops Synod after the election of a new Metropolitan in 1748 joined this Eparchy again to the
Eparchy of Slavonia
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Slavonia ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна епархија славонска, hr, Srpska pravoslavna eparhija slavonska) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church encompassing areas of west ...
-Pakrac.
From 1758 the Eparchy definitely came into the composition of
Syrmian diocese till the year 1991. Holy Assembly of the
Serbian Orthodox Church in 1991 renewed Osječko polje eparchy and joined the whole Baranja to it, so the eparchy got its present name: Osječko Polje and Baranja Eparchy.
List of local parochial churches
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Church of the Saint Archangel Michael,
Beli Manastir
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Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas,
Bijelo Brdo
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Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos,
Bijelo Brdo
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Church of St. George,
Bobota
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Church of St. Peter and Paul,
Bolman
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Church of St. Stephen,
Borovo
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Church of St. Stefan Dečanski,
Borovo Naselje
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Church of the Saint Archangel Gabriel,
Bršadin
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Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord,
Budimci
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Church of the Presentation of Mary,
Čakovci
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Church of the Saint Archangel Michael,
Čepin ''(destroyed in 1992)''
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Church of St. Demetrius,
Dalj
Dalj ( sr-Cyrl, Даљ, hu, Dálya, german: Dallia, la, Teutoburgium) is a village on the Danube in eastern Croatia, near the confluence of the Drava and Danube, on the border with Serbia. It is located on the D519 road, south of its intersec ...
''(Eparchy's cathedral)''
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Church of the Saint Archangel Michael,
Darda
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Church of the Saint Archangel Gabriel,
Erdut
Erdut ( sr-Cyrl, Ердут, ) is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia some 37 km east of the major city of Osijek. Lying on the border with neighbouring Serbia, it was the site of the signing of the Erdut Agreement, which initiate ...
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Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos,
Gaboš
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Church of St. Nicholas,
Jagodnjak
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Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović,
Karanac
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Church of the Presentation of Mary,
Kneževi Vinogradi
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Church of St. George,
Kneževo
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Church of St. George,
Marinci
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Church of Pentecost,
Markušica
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Church of St. Nicholas,
Mikluševci
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Church of St. Nicholas,
Mirkovci
Mirkovci ( sr-Cyrl, Мирковци, hu, Szegfalu, german: Sankt Emrich) is a village and suburb of the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. It is geographically within the Syrmia and Podunavlje region. The village is located immediately southe ...
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Church of St. Panteleimon,
Mirkovci
Mirkovci ( sr-Cyrl, Мирковци, hu, Szegfalu, german: Sankt Emrich) is a village and suburb of the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. It is geographically within the Syrmia and Podunavlje region. The village is located immediately southe ...
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Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord,
Mohovo
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Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos,
Negoslavci
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Church of St. Elijah,
Novi Jankovci
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Church of St. George,
Opatovac
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Church of St. Peter and Paul,
Orolik
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Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God,
Osijek
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Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist,
Ostrovo
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Church of St. Nicholas,
Pačetin
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Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos,
Petrova Slatina
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Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord,
Petrovci
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Church of the Presentation of Mary,
Popovac
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Church of St. Elijah,
Silaš
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Church of St. Nicholas,
Sotin
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Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos,
Srijemske Laze
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Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord,
Šarengrad
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Church of St. Nicholas,
Tenja
Tenja ( sr-cyr, Тења, hu, Tenye, german: Tenne) is a city in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, located just southeast of Osijek. It is home for many popular movie stars. It is also place for rich and wealthy such as Andrej Plenković and Veliki Tat ...
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Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord,
Trpinja
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Church of Pentecost,
Vinkovci
Vinkovci () is a city in Slavonia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The city's registered population was 28,247 in the 2021 census, the total population of the city was 31,057, making it the largest town of the county. Surround ...
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Church of St. Peter and Paul,
Vladislavci
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Church of St Nicholas,
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...
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Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva,
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...
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Church of St. Elijah,
Uglješ ''(in construction)''
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Monastery of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God in Dalj Planina
See also
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Serbs of Croatia
The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", хрватски Срби, hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Cro ...
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Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia
Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Croatia. It is the second-largest religious denomination in Croatia, behind the Roman Catholic Church. Ove ...
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List of the Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church
This is the list of eparchies (dioceses) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, based on the Article No. 14 of the Constitution of Serbian Orthodox Church and subsequent decisions of the Holy assembly of SOC (seeOfficial text of the Constitution ...
References
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External links
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The Serbs in the Former SR of Croatia
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Serbian minority institutions and organizations in Croatia