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.
References
External links
{{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