Eparchy of Mileševa is the one of eparchies of the

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, and is seated in

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, in the Mileševa monastery.

History

The establishment of the Eparchy

Eparchy is based in the valley

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it is called "Glorious Archbishopric". One

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of Mileševa, whose name is unknown, crowned ban

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and Bosnian King in 1377. The first

of Mileševa whose name is known to us, is David. He was a "close associate to Herceg

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and his sons. " When Herceg Stjepan Vukčić Kosača drawing up a will, Metropolitan Bishop of Mileševa David, wrote and was a witness during the signing of the same. After the Metropolitan David (Metropolitan of Mileševa), and probably under the influence of connection Metropolitanate with the space and the rulers of

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, hierarchs of Mileševa assume the title of ''Metropolitan Herzegovina and Mileševo''. During the next three centuries Metropolitan and the Eparchy dwells in the Mileševa monastery.

Restoration of Mileševa Eparchy

The first impetus for the establishment of the Eparchy, was to extend the title Bishop of Budimlja ''Bishop of Budimlje-Polimski''. This happened after

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, and it lasted only a decade. Finally, the Eparchy of Mileševa the western part of the

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, Middle

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Georgije Đokić Georgije Đokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Георгије Ђокић; born May 6, 1949) is a retired Serbian Orthodox bishop who served as the head of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada from 1984 until May 20, 2015. Biography He was born on May ...

, Vasilije Veinović and Filaret Mićević. Since 2017, the Bishop of eparchy is Atanasije Rakita.

Monasteries

Monasteries in Serbia

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* Mileševa, seatОobnovljeni manastiri
* Banja * Davidovica * Kumanica * Dubnica *

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* Bistrica *

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* Seljani

Monasteries in Montenegro

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* Dovolja * Đurđevića Tara * Dubočica

Bishops of Mileševa

* Georgije (Đokić) (1992-1994, administrator) * Vasilije (Veinović) (1994-1997) * Filaret (Mićević) (1999-2015) * Joanikije (Mićović) (2015-2017, administrator) * Atanasije (Rakita) (since 2017)

References

Sources

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Mileševska eparhija danas („Pravoslavlje“, br. 909, 1. februar 2005.)
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