Serbian Orthodox Christian
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
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monasteries
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in
Serbia
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Montenegro
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia
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,
North Macedonia
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, and
Kosovo
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), also
Romania
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,
Hungary
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,
Greece
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,
Germany
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,
United States of America
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,
Canada
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, and
Australia
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Stauropegions
There are two
stauropegion
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monasteries in the Serbian Orthodox Church, that are directly subordinated to the
Serbian patriarch
This is a list of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church, since the establishment of the church as an Autocephaly, autocephalous archbishopric in 1219 to today's patriarchate. The list includes all the archbishops and patriarchs that led the Se ...
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Archeparchy of Belgrade and Karlovci
Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci ( sr-cyr, Архиепископија београдско-карловачка) is the central or patriarchal eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with seat in Belgrade, Serbia.
Eparchy of Srem
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Eparchy of Banat
The Eparchy of Banat () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Banat region, Serbia. It is mostly situated in eastern parts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, while the eparchy also includes a small south-western par ...
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Eparchy of Bačka
The Eparchy of Bačka () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Bačka region, Serbia. It is situated in north-western parts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, and the seat of the eparchy is at Saint George's Cathedr ...
Eparchy of Šumadija
The Eparchy of Šumadija is one of the eparchy, eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the seat at Kragujevac, Serbia. Since 2002, it is headed by bishop Jovan Mladenović, Jovan (Mladenović).
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Eparchy of Kruševac
The Eparchy of Kruševac is one of the eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the seat at Kruševac, Serbia
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Eparchy of Žiča
Eparchy of Žiča () is one of the eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Republic of Serbia. It is seated in Kraljevo, in the Monastery of Žiča. Since 2014, diocesan bishop is Justin Stefanović.
History
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Eparchy of Niš
The Eparchy of Niš () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Niš, in Serbia. It has jurisdiction over the south-eastern regions of Serbia. Since 2017, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Niš is Arsenije Glavčić. ...
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Eparchy of Braničevo
Eparchy of Braničevo is one of the eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the seat at Braničevo, Serbia. Since 1994, it is headed by bishop Ignatije Midić.
History
It is mentioned for the first time in 878 as a bishopric. It conti ...
Eparchy of Mileševa
Eparchy of Mileševa is the one of eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and is seated in Prijepolje, in the Mileševa monastery.
History The establishment of the Eparchy
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Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church () is the largest eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in modern Montenegro. Founded in 1219 by Saint Sava as the Eparchy of Zeta, it has continued to ex ...
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Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić
The Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić or Budimlja–Nikšić () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering eastern, central, and western parts of modern Montenegro. The ecclesiastical seat of the eparchy is the Đurđevi Stupo ...
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Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia
The Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia () is a metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Episcopal see, seated in Sarajevo. Since 2017, Metropolitan of Dabar and Bosnia is Hrizostom Jević.
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Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla
The Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla () is an eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the north-eastern regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 2017, Bishop of Zvornik an ...
Eparchy of Banja Luka
The Eparchy of Banja Luka () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the north-western regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
Until 1900, territor ...
Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
The Eparchy of Zahumlje, Herzegovina and the Littoral () is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church with its seat in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has jurisdiction over the region of Herzegovina, the littoral region of southern D ...
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Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana
The Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana () is an Eastern Orthodox eparchy (diocese) and one of the five honorary metropolitanates of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The headquarters of the metropolia is located in Zagreb, Croatia, and its jur ...
Eparchy of Slavonia
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Slavonia ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна епархија славонска, ) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church encompassing areas of western and central Slavonia, Croatia. Since ...
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Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
The Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac ( sr-Cyrl, Епархија горњокарловачка, ; "Eparchy of Upper Karlovac") is an eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church seated in the city of Karlovac, Croatia. It covers the area of Banovina (region ...
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Eparchy of Dalmatia
The Eparchy of Dalmatia ( or ) is a diocese or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the region of Dalmatia, in Croatia. Since 2017, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Dalmatia is Nikodim Kosović.
History
Between Venet ...
Eparchy of Buda
The Eparchy of Buda ( or ) is a diocese or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the territory of Hungary. The seat of the eparchy is in Szentendre ( or ) near Budapest.
Name
The term ''Buda'' ( or ) in the name of t ...
Kađenica
The Smoke Cave or Kađenica is a cave-church located in the village of Dljin near Čačak on the right bank of the Zapadna Morava, one kilometre upstream from Ovčar Banja, Serbia.
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Ostrog monastery
The Ostrog Monastery (, ) is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church situated against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda, in Montenegro. It is dedicated to Saint Basil of Ostrog (''Sveti Vasilije Ostro ...
, in Montenegro.
See also
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List of Russian Orthodox monasteries
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Monasteries
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which m ...