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Kiro Stojanov (; born 9 April 1959) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and the Eparchial Bishop of the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. He currently also serves as president of Macedonian Caritas.


Biography

In 2005, he succeeded Joakim Herbut as both Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and
Apostolic exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire, ...
of
Macedonia Macedonia (, , , ), most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
, becoming the head of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. On 31 May 2018, the apostolic exarchate was elevated to the rank of an
eparchy Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administra ...
(diocese) as the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje, of which Stojanov became the first eparch.


Bibliography

* Kiro Stojanov: Dialogue based on the foundations that connect us. A contribution toward strengthening relations among the churches and religious communities in Macedonia. In: Journal of Ecumenical Studies 39(2002), Nr. 1-2, S. 73-76. * Neue Malteser in Makedonien aufgenommen. In: Malteser Kreuz 2003, Heft 3/4.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stojanov, Kiro 1959 births Living people People from Bosilovo Municipality 20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops 21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in North Macedonia Macedonian Eastern Catholics Macedonian Greek Catholic Church Bishops of Skopje Macedonian Roman Catholic bishops