Patriarchate of Peć in the 16th and 17th century

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

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associat ...

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 the ...

of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the territory of

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. The seat of the eparchy is in

Szentendre Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum), galleries, and artists. Due to its h ...

( 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

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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 In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

* Metropolitan Sevastijan I * Metropolitan Sevastijan II (†1662); * Metropolitan Simeon (around 166?); *

Metropolitan Viktor 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 ...

(1660—1668 and 1680—1684); * Bishop Kiril (1668—1680); * Evtimije Popovic (1695—1700); * Vikentije Popović-Hadžilavić (1708—1713); * Mihailo Milosevic (bishop) (1716—1728); * Vasilije Dimitrijevic (bishop) (1728—1748); * Dionisije Novaković (1749—1767); * Arsenije Radivojevic (1770—1774); * Sofronije Kirilović (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 179 ...

(1786—1790); * Dionisije Popovic (1791—1828); * Stefan Stanković (1829—1834); * Justin Jovanovic (1834); * Panteleimon Zivkovic (1836—1839); * Platon Atanacković (1839—1851); * Arsenije Stojković (1852—1892); *

Lukijan Bogdanović Lukijan Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Лукијан Богдановић; hu, Bogdanovics Lucián; 10 May 1867 – 1 September 1913) was the last Orthodox Patriarch of the Patriarchate of Karlovci and Metropolitanate of Karlovci. He was assassinated and ...

(1897—1908); * Georgije Zubkovic (1913—1951); * Hrizostom Vojinović (1951—1952); *

German Đorić German ( sr-Cyrl, Герман, English equivalent: ''Herman''; 19 August 1899 – 27 August 1991) was the 43rd Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1958 to 1990. He was successful in revitalizing the Serbian Orthodox Church to a cert ...

(1952—1956); *

Arsenije Bradvarević 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 ...

(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