The Eparchy of Bihać and Petrovac ( sr, Епархија бихаћко-петровачка) is an

eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on th ...

(

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

) of the

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

with its seat in

Bosanski Petrovac Bosanski Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Босански Петровац) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a ...

, in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. It has jurisdiction over the western regions of

. Since 2017, Bishop of Bihać and Petrovac is Sergije Karanović.

History

Until 1900, territory of this eparchy for centuries belonged to the Eastern Orthodox Eparchy of Dabar and Bosnia. Upon the request of the Eastern Orthodox

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

from its western regions, new

Eparchy of Banja Luka The Eparchy of Banja Luka ( sr, Епархија бањалучка) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the north-western regions of Bosnia and Her ...

was created in that year, with seat in the city of

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

. Regions of

Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

and

also belonged to that newly formed eparchy. In 1918, all Serbian Orthodox bishops in

reached a unanimous decision to join with other Serbian ecclesiastical provinces into united

. Arrangements with the

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...

were made, and the canonical process of unification was completed in 1920. Regions of

and

belonged to the

until 1925 when new

Eparchy of Bihać Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on t ...

was formed. Its first bishop was Venjamin Taušanović. In 1931, when

adopted its Ecclesiastical Constitution, process of reorganization of eparchies was initiated and their number was reduced. One of the abolished eparchies was the short lived

and its territory was returned to

. In 1990, upon the requests of the Eastern Orthodox

from the region, eparchy was restored by the Holy Assembly of the

, under the new name: ''Eparchy of Bihać and Petrovac'', with seat in

. First Bishop of the renewed eparchy was

Hrizostom Jević Hrizostom Jević (; born 4 March 1952) is a Bosnian prelate of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He has been the metropolitan bishop of Dabar-Bosna since 2017. Jević, formerly a monk of the Krka monastery, has also served as bishop of Bihać and Petr ...

, from 1991 to 2013, when he was transferred to the

Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla The Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla ( sr, Епархија зворничко-тузланска) is an eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the north-eastern regions o ...

. In the same year,

Atanasije Rakita Atanasije ( sr-cyr, Атанасије) is the Serbian variant of the Greek name '' Athanasios''. Diminutives of the name include Atanas and Tanasko. It may refer to: * Atanasije II Gavrilović (d. 1752), Serbian Patriarch (1747–52) * Athanasius ...

was elected new Bishop of Bihać and Petrovac and enthroned on 11 August (2013) in Petrovac by

Serbian Patriarch Irinej Irinej ( sr-cyr, Иринеј, , en, Irenaeus; born Miroslav Gavrilović; 28 August 193020 November 2020) was the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 2010 until his death in 2020. He had first been the bishop of Niš between 1975 and 2010, ...

.Enthronement of Bishop Atanasije of Bihać and Petrovac
/ref> In 2017, he was transferred to the

Eparchy of Mileševa Eparchy of Mileševa is the one of eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and is seated in Prijepolje, in the Mileševa monastery. History The establishment of the Eparchy Eparchy is based in the valley Lim (river) and laid on the found ...

, and Sergije Karanović was elected new bishop of Bihać and Petrovac.

Heads

* Venjamin Taušanović (1925–1929) *

(1991–2013) *

(2013–2017) * Sergije Karanović (2017–present)

Monasteries

Rmanj Monastery The Rmanj Monastery ( sr, Манастир Рмањ, Manastir Rmanj) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to Saint Nicholas and located in Martin Brod in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the left bank of the Unac River near its confl ...

Glogovac Monastery The Glogovac Monastery ( sr, Манастир Глоговац, Manastir Glogovac) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to Saint George and located at the village of Babići near Šipovo in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

Veselinje Monastery The Veselinje Monastery ( sr, Манастир Веселиње, Manastir Veseljenje) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to John the Baptist and located at the village of Vrba south-east of the town of Glamoč, in western Bosnia and Herzego ...

* Klisina Monastery *

Treskavac Monastery Treskavac ( sr-cyrl, Трескавац) is a village in the municipality of Ribnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally ...

References

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