The Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur ( sr, Крстурска гркокатоличка епархија) is a

Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia sr, Гркокатоличка црква у Хрватској и Србији , native_name_lang = sh , image = Coat of arms of Đura Džudžar.svg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = ...

ecclesiastical territory or

eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...

of the Catholic Church in Serbia. It was founded in 2003 as

apostolic exarchate An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...

with territory in Serbia and

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, and was reduced to the territory of Serbia in 2013. In 2018, it was elevated to an eparchy by

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. Since 2003, it is headed by bishop

Đura Džudžar Đura Džudžar (born April 22, 1954) is Serbian eparchial bishop of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur since 2018. He was previously titular bishop of Acrassus (2001-2018), auxiliary bishop of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Mukachevo (2 ...

. The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur is one of two eparchies for the Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia, together with the

Eparchy of Križevci Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...

in Croatia. The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur is exempt directly to the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

. The Eparchy of Križevci is a

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...

of the

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Archdiocese of Zagreb. The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur mostly serves a group of Rusyn Greek Catholics in the region of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capita ...

Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2013)

Until 2001, the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci had full jurisdiction over all

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of the

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. The canonical hours are ...

throughout the entire territory of the former

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

, including all of its successor states: Croatia,

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, Serbia,

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and

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. After the formation of independent successor states from what had been

, the process of administrative reorganization was initiated. In 2001, the separate Byzantine Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia was formed for

of the

in neighboring

. It was fully separated from the

and directly subjected to the Holy See. In 2003, a new

was created for Byzantine Catholics in Serbia and

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, the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro. Its first and only exarch was

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, who was appointed on August 28 (2003), with residence in

Ruski Krstur Ruski Krstur (Serbian Cyrillic: Руски Крстур; Rusyn: Руски Керестур) is a village in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District. The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority. Its popula ...

. This exarchate remained in association with the

. In 2004, the Apostolic Exarchate for Serbia and Montenegro had 26 parishes with 22,934 faithful and 18 priests, and in 2009 it had 21 parishes with 22,369 faithful and 18 priests.

Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia (2013–2018)

On 19 January 2013, all Greek Catholics in Montenegro were entrusted to the local Latin bishops, so the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro was reduced to just Serbia. Bishop

remained in his post as exarch. The Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia is still associated with the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci as part of the

. The Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia practices

liturgy Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. ''Liturgy'' can also be used to refer specifically to public worship by Christians. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and partic ...

in the Slavonic form of Byzantine Rite and uses the

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and the

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. Adherents of the Eastern Catholic Byzantine Rite in Serbia are mainly

Rusyns Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct langua ...

, . In 2016, the Apostolic Exarchate for Serbia had 21 parishes with 21,845 faithful and 21 priests.

Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur (since 2018)

On December 6, 2018, the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia was elevated by

to the rank of Eparchy and

was appointed the first eparchial

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.Elevation of the apostolic exarchate for Catholic faithful of Byzantine rite resident in Serbia to eparchy, and appointment of the first eparchial bishop
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File:Grkokatolička_crkva_Novi_Sad.JPG, Greek Catholic Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in ...

, Serbia File:Đurđevo, Main street and the Uniate Church.jpg, Greek Catholic Church in Đurđevo, Serbia File:Markovac, Greek-Catholic church.jpg, Greek Catholic Church in Markovac, Serbia File:Jankov Most, Uniate church.jpg, Greek Catholic Church in Jankov Most, Serbia

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Eparchy of Križevci

* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dseby.html Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia (2013-2018) on Catholic Hierarchy
Rusyns in Serbia

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Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2013)

Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia (2013–2018)

Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur (since 2018)

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