Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro

Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Cetinje

Orthodox faith in Montenegro (2011 census).

Eastern Orthodoxy is one of the three main religions in Montenegro, and the largest one. According to the latest census, 446,858 people (72.07%) registered as Eastern Orthodox Christians (2011). The majority of Eastern Orthodox people in Montenegro are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church. A minor percentage support the uncanonical and unrecognized Montenegrin Orthodox Church which claims the property of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro.

Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro

Four eparchies (dioceses) of the Serbian Orthodox Church cover the territory of Montenegro, two of them being entirely within its borders, and two partially:

Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, with seat in Cetinje
Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić, with seat in Nikšić
Eparchy of Mileševa, partially covers northwestern region of Montenegro and southwestern region of Serbia
Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina, also covers a small region of Sutorina in southwestern corner of Montenegro

Regional Council of Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro consists of all four diocesan bishops. The Council is presided by the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral. The 17th-century Ostrog monastery is a religious landmark of Montenegro and the most popular pilgrimage site.

2011 census

The religious structure of Montenegro, based on the 2011 census, was:

Orthodox Christian - 446,858 (72.07%)
Muslim - 118,477 (19.11%)
Roman Catholic - 21,299 (3.44%)
Other - 27,756 (5.38%)

Pentarchy	Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria Patriarch John X of Antioch Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
National	Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church^{[lower-alpha 1]} Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neophyte of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II of the Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate^{[lower-alpha 2]}^[1]^[2]

Other autocephalous
churches

Archbishop Chrysostomos II of the Church of Cyprus
Archbishop Ieronymos II of the Church of Greece
Archbishop Anastasios of the Albanian Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Sawa of the Polish Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Tikhon of the Orthodox Church in America^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Metropolitan Makariy of Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church^{[lower-alpha 2]}^[1]^[2]

Autonomous
churches

Church of Sinai

Finnish Orthodox Church

Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Latvian Orthodox Church

Japanese Orthodox Church^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Chinese Orthodox Church^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Metropolis of Bessarabia^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Moldovan Orthodox Church^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Semi-autonomous
churches

Church of Crete

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia^{[lower-alpha 3]}

History

First seven ecumenical councils

Church Fathers

State church of the Roman Empire¨

Schism of 2018

Eastern Christianity portal

↑ ROC has recently cut ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate over the latter's plans to grant autocephaly to UOC-KP and UAOC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized.
↑ Semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church whose autonomy is not universally recognized.

1 2 "Announcement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
1 2 "Ecumenical Patriarchate Agrees to Recognize Independence of Ukrainian Church". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard

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Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro

Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro

2011 census

See also