Eparchy of Å abac

Eparchy of Å abac
Шабачка епархија
Šabačka eparhija

Cathedral of the eparchy in Å abac
Location
Territory Mačva, Podrinje, Posavina
Headquarters Å abac, Serbia
Information
Denomination Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church Serbian Orthodox Church
Established 2006
Language Church Slavonic
Serbian
Current leadership
Bishop Lavrentije (Trifunović)
Website
parhija-sabacka.com

The Eparchy of Šabac (Serbian: Шабачка епархија or Šabačka eparhija) is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Serbia. It is situated in the north-western part of Šumadija and Western Serbia and in the small south-western part of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It includes the geographical region of Mačva, part of Podrinje, and part of Posavina. Seat of the eparchy is in Šabac.

History

In the 18th century, the area was part of the Eparchy of Valjevo. In the end of that century, the seat of the eparchy was moved from Valjevo to Šabac. In 1831, the large Eparchy of Valjevo was divided into 3 separate eparchies: the Eparchy of Valjevo (which was renamed to the Eparchy of Šabac), the Eparchy of Užice, and the Eparchy of Zvornik.

For a short time (from 1886 to 1898), the Eparchy of Å abac was abolished and was included into the Metropolitanate of Belgrade. In 1947, the eparchy was renamed to Eparchy of Å abac and Valjevo and its seat was in Valjevo. In 2006, the Eparchy of Å abac and Valjevo was divided into two separate eparchies: the Eparchy of Å abac and the Eparchy of Valjevo. After this division, the last bishop of the Eparchy of Å abac and Valjevo, Lavrentije, became the bishop of the new Eparchy of Å abac.

Monasteries

There are 8 monasteries that belonging to the eparchy: Ilinje, Kaona, Petkovica, Radovašnica, Čitluk, Čokešina, Soko, and Tronoša.

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