orthodox ohrid archbishopric

The Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric was formed in 2002 following a failure in negociations between the Serb Orthodox Church and the canonically-unconstitutional and unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC). Whereas the Holy Synod of the MOC rejected the so-called Ni agreement a few bishops broke ranks and agreed to form the autonomous church under tutelage of the Belgrade Patriarchy. The church currently includes three high-ranking:

Metropolitan Jovan (Vraniovski) of Veles-Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid
Bishop Joakim (Jovčevski) of Velika and Polog-Kumanovo
Bishop Marko (Kimev) of Dremvica and Bitola

The MOC has reacted by ordering the state authorities to issue arrest warrants for all clergy of the Ohrid Archbishopric, to prevent bishops of the Serb Orthodox Church from entering Macedonia. Furthermore, on October 15, 2004 the authorities proceeded to tear down a monastery being built in Niepole 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 Slav Macedonians.

External links

Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric official page

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