Patriarchate of Peć in the 16th and 17th century

The Eparchy of Buda ( sr, Будимска епархија or ) is a

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, having jurisdiction over the territory of

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. The seat of the eparchy is in

Szentendre Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, Open- ...

( sr, Сентандреја or ) near

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

Name

The term ''Buda'' ( sr, Будим or ) in the name of the eparchy refers to the name of the former city of

Buda Buda (; german: Ofen, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Budim, Будим, Czech and sk, Budín, tr, Budin) was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and since 1873 has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the ...

, which merged with the city of Pest to form the modern city of

in 1873. That change did not affect the eparchy and the original name has been kept to the present day.

History

Early Christianity in Pannonia

Christianization of Slavs in Pannonia

Orthodox Christianity in Kingdom of Hungary

Serbian Eparchy of Buda under Turkish Rule

Serbian Eparchy of Buda under Habsburg Rule

Serbian Eparchy of Buda in Modern Hungary

Bishops

List of Serbian Orthodox Bishops of Buda: * Archbishop Sava of Buda * Metropolitan Sevastijan I * Metropolitan Sevastijan II (†1662); *

Metropolitan Simeon Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

(around 166?); * Metropolitan Viktor (1660—1668 and 1680—1684); * Bishop Kiril (1668—1680); * Evtimije Popovic (1695—1700); *

Vikentije Popović-Hadžilavić Vikentije Popović-Hadžilavić ( sr-cyrl, Хаџи-Лавић или Хаџилавић, Janjevo, Ottoman Empire, c. 1650 – Sremski Karlovci, Habsburg monarchy, 23 October 1725) was metropolitan of the Serbiam Orthodox Metropolitanate of Karl ...

(1708—1713); *

Mihailo Milosevic (bishop) Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) or Mihajlo () is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name ''Michael''. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname. It may refer to: * Mihailo Vojislavljević (fl. 1050–d. ...

(1716—1728); *

Vasilije Dimitrijevic (bishop) Vasilije () is a South Slavic masculine given name, a variant of Greek given name ''Vassilios'' ("Basil"). It may refer to: * Vasilije, Serbian Patriarch (), Serbian cleric born Vasilije Jovanović-Brkić * Vasilije Calasan (born 1981), French rac ...

(1728—1748); *

Dionisije Novaković Dionisije Novaković ( sr, Дионисије Новаковић, ro, Dionisie Novacovici; ''ca.'' 1705 – 8 December 1767) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop in the Habsburg monarchy, and one of the most learned men of his time. He occupied the po ...

(1749—1767); *

Arsenije Radivojevic Arsenije ( sr-cyr, Арсеније; ) is a Serbian given name, a variant of the Greek name '' Arsenios''. Diminutives of the name include '' Arsen'', ''Arsa'' and '' Arso''. It may refer to: * Arsenije Sremac (d. 1266), second Archbishop of the Se ...

(1770—1774); *

Sofronije Kirilović Sofronije Kirilović ( sr, Софроније Кириловић, ro, Sofronie Chirilovici; died 28 February 1786) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop in the Habsburg monarchy. Biography Appointment to Transylvania Following the October 1767 resignation ...

(1774—1781); *

Stefan Stratimirović Stefan Stratimirović ( sr, Стефан Стратимировић; 27 December 1757 – 22 September 1836) was a Serbian bishop who served as the Metropolitan of Karlovci, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Austrian Empire, between 1790 ...

(1786—1790); * Dionisije Popovic (1791—1828); *

Stefan Stanković Stefan Stanković (( sr, Стефан Станковић; Sremski Karlovci, Austrian Empire, 24 June 1788 - Sremski Karlovci, Austrian Empire, 31 July 1841) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop from the Eparchy of Budaand Metropolitan of Karlovci from ...

(1829—1834); *

Justin Jovanovic Justin may refer to: People * Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin * Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Rom ...

(1834); * Panteleimon Zivkovic (1836—1839); *

Platon Atanacković Platon Atanacković (Sombor, Vojvodina, Habsburg monarchy, 10 July 1788 – Novi Sad, Habsburg Monarchy, 21 April 1867) was a writer, Linguistics, linguist, patron of Serb culture, bishop of the Eparchy of Bačka and president of ''Matica srpska''. ...

(1839—1851); * Arsenije Stojković (1852—1892); * Lukijan Bogdanović (1897—1908); * Georgije Zubkovic (1913—1951); * Hrizostom Vojinović (1951—1952); * German Đorić (1952—1956); * Arsenije Bradvarević (1960—1963); * 1963-1988 various administrators; * Danilo Krstić (1988—2002, admin. 1984—1988); * (2002-present).

Monasteries

* Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Grabovac (Grábóc) * Orthodox Monastery of Serbian Kovin (Ráckeve)

Gallery

File:Arsenije III.jpg, The Serbian Patriarch

Arsenije III Arsenije ( sr-cyr, Арсеније; ) is a Serbian given name, a variant of the Greek name ''Arsenios''. Diminutives of the name include ''Arsen'', ''Arsa'' and ''Arso''. It may refer to: *Arsenije Sremac (d. 1266), second Archbishop of the Serbi ...

File:Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta.jpg, The Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV File:MitreOfBishopSztojkovics.jpg, The mitre of Arsenije Stojković, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Buda File:Szent Demeter-templom fortepan 148300.jpg, The previous co-cathedral, the Church of Saint Demetrius in Buda File:Serbian Orthodox Church, 2005 Rackeve05 036.jpg, Serbian Kovin Monastery

Notes

References

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External links

* {{authority control Serbian Orthodox Church in Hungary Serb communities in Hungary Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church