Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Frankfurt and all of Germany

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Frankfurt and all of Germany
Location
Territory Germany
Headquarters Hildesheim-Himmelsthür, Germany
Information
Denomination Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church Serbian Orthodox Church
Established 1990
Language Church Slavonic
Serbian
Current leadership
Bishop Andrej Ćilerdžić (administrator)
Map
Website
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Frankfurt and all of Germany
The diocesan Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Himmelsthür, Hildesheim

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Frankfurt and all of Germany (Serbian: Српска православна епархија франкфуртска и све Немачке, German: Serbische Orthodoxe Diözese von Frankfurt und ganz Deutschland), officially renamed in 2015,[1] and formerly known as Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Central Europe (Serbian: Српска православна епархија средњоевропска, German: Serbische Orthodoxe Diözese für Mitteleuropa), is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese in Germany.[2] It has its headquarters in Hildesheim-Himmelsthür, Germany.[3] Since 2017, administrator of the Eparchy is bishop Andrej Ćilerdžić of Austria and Switzerland.[4]

History

Until 1990, all Serbian orthodox churches in Germany belonged to the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe, which was founded in 1969. At the end of 1990, new diocese was created and named Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Central Europe. After the reorganization in 1994, jurisdiction of the diocese was confined to Serbian orthodox churches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[5]

In May 2011 new Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland was created and the Diocese of Central Europe was reduced to the territory of Germany.[6] In May 2014, Archimandrite Sergije (Karanović) was elected as new Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Central Europe.[7][8] In 2015, the Diocese was officially renamed to Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Frankfurt and all of Germany.[9] In 2017, bishop Sergije was transferred to the Eparchy of Bihać and Petrovac, and the Eparchy of Frankfurt and Germany was placed under the administration of bishop Andrej Ćilerdžić of Austria and Switzerland.

References

  1. ↑ Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church of June 1st, 2015
  2. ↑ "Diözese von Frankfurt und ganz Deutschland: Pfarreien" Retrieved on 10 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Diözese von Frankfurt und ganz Deutschland: Bischöfliches Sekretariat" Retrieved on 10 June 2016
  4. ↑ Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops (2017)
  5. ↑ "Zeittafel der Diözese." Retrieved on 10 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church: May 2011
  7. ↑ Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church: May 2014
  8. ↑ "Der Serbische Orthodoxe Bischof von Mitteleuropa Sergije." Retrieved on 10 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church: June 2015


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