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| Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric |
| | Jurisdiction | Patriarchate of Pec (Serbia) | | Diocese type | Autonomous Archdiocese | | Founded | 1018, abolished 1767; restablished 2002, legalized 2005 | | Current Bishop | Metropolitan Jovan (John) VI | | See | Ohrid | | Headquarters | Skopje, Macedonia | | Territory | Republic of Macedonia | | Language | Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Serbian | | Population | N/A | | Website | |
The Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric was formed in 2002 following a failure in negotiations between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the canonically-unconstitutional and unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC). Whereas the Holy Synod of the MOC rejected the so-called Niš agreement, one bishop broke ranks and agreed to form the autonomous church under the tutelage of the Belgrade Patriarchy. The church currently includes three high-ranking prelates: - Metropolitan Jovan (Vranišovski) of Veles-Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid
- Bishop Joakim (Jovčevski) of Velika and Polog-Kumanovo
- Bishop Marko (Kimev) of Dremvica and Bitola
The Macedonian Orthodox Church has reacted by ordering the state authorities of the Republic of Macedonia to issue arrest warrants for all clergy of the Ohrid Archbishopric, to prevent bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church from entering Macedonia. Furthermore, on October 15, 2004 the authorities proceeded to tear down a monastery being built in Nižepole near Bitola. The monastery was to have been the spiritual center of the Archbishopric. The Archbishopric's language
is Macedonian and all of its clergy are ethnic Macedonians. Macedonians are sometimes called Macedonian Slavs, Slavomacedonians or Slavic Macedonians but these terms are viewed as derogatory and offensive.The Archbishopric has little support from the Christian Оrthodox population of the Republic of Macedonia, which largely prefers the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
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Église orthodoxe autonome d'Ohrid
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