Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci

Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci
Архиепископија београдско-карловачка

Cathedral of Saint Sava, Belgrade, the largest Orthodox church in the Balkans
Location
Territory Belgrade
Headquarters Belgrade, Serbia
Information
Denomination Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church Serbian Orthodox Church
Established 1931
Language Church Slavonic
Serbian
Current leadership
Bishop Patriarch Irinej of Serbia

Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci (Serbian Cyrillic: Архиепископија београдско-карловачка) is an archbishopric of the Serbian Orthodox Church, seated in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] The head of the Bishopric is the Patriarch of Serbia.

History

The Archbishopric was formed in 1931 when Archbishopric of Belgrade was joined with the Eparchy of Syrmia-Karlovci into the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci. In that time, the city of Pančevo was transferred from Eparchy of Vršac to the Archeparchy of Belgrade and Karlovci. In 1947, Eparchy of Syrmia and Eparchy of Šumadija were excluded from the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci and were transformed into separate organizational units. The city of Pančevo was returned to the Eparchy of Banat. Although, the name of the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci includes the name of the town of Karlovci (Sremski Karlovci), this town is today part of the Eparchy of Syrmia and not of the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci.

Monasteries

There are 12 monasteries within the Archbishopric.

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of the Archbishopric (in Serbian) Archived February 18, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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