The Eparchy of Dalmatia ( sr, Далматинска епархија or ) is a

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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 region of

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, in

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History

Early Christianity in Dalmatia

Middle Ages: Croatian and Hungarian Rule

Between Venetian and Turkish Rule

Under French and Austrian Rule

Dalmatia in Yugoslavia

Modern Times

Bishops

* Nikodim Busović (1693—1705), as bishop of Krka * Savatije Ljubibratić (1705—1716) * Stevan Ljubibratić (1716–1722) * Simeon Končarević (1751—1762) * Venedikt Kraljević (1810—1823) *

Josif Rajačić Josif Rajačić ( sr-Cyrl, Јосиф Рајачић; 20 July 1785 – 1 December 1861), also known as Josif Rajačić-Brinski, was a metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch, administrator of Vojvodina, and baron. Life Rajačić was ...

(1829—1834) * Pantelejmon Živković (1834— 1836) * Jerotej Mutibarić (1843—1853) *

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(1853—1890) *

Nikodim Milaš Nikodim Milaš ( sr-cyr, Никодим Милаш; 16 April 1845 – 2 April 1915) was a Serbian Orthodox Church bishop in Dalmatia (nowaday Croatia). He was a writer and arguably the greatest Serbian expert on Orthodox church law and the S ...

(1890—1910) *

Dimitrije Branković Dimitrije ( Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије) is a masculine given name. Dimitrije is a Serbian variant of a Greek name Demetrius. It may refer to: * Dimitrije Ljubavić (1519–1564), Serbian Orthodox deacon, humanist, writer and printer * Pat ...

(1913—1920) *

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(1921—1927) * Maksimilijan Hajdin (1928—1931) *

Irinej Đorđević Irinej is the Slavic form of the name Irenaeus. People bearing this name include: *Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930–2020), the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (2010–2020). *Irinej Bulović Irinej Bulović (born Mirko Bulović ...

(1931—1952) *

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(1947—1951) *

Simeon Zloković Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. Meaning The name is derived from Simeon, son ...

(1951—1959) *

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(1959—1978) *

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(1978—1992) * Longin Krčo (1992—1999) * Fotije Sladojević (1999—2017) * Nikodim Kosović (2017—present)

Monasteries

* Dragović Monastery * Lazarica Monastery *

Krka Monastery The Krka Monastery ( sr-Cyrl, Манастир Крка, sr, Manastir Krka, italics=yes; hr, Samostan Krka) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael, located near the river Krka, east of Kistanje, in central Dalma ...

* Krupa Monastery

References

Sources

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External links

Official Site of the Eparchy

SOC (2010): Communique of Diocese of Dalmatia regarding announcement on foundation of so-called "Croatian Orthodox Church"

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