The Eparchy of Dalmatia ( sr, Далматинска епархија or ) is a

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of the Serbian Orthodox Church, having jurisdiction over the region of Dalmatia, in

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. Since 2017, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Dalmatia is

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History

Early Christianity in Dalmatia

Middle Ages: Croatian and Hungarian Rule

Between Venetian and Turkish Rule

Under French and Austrian Rule

Dalmatia in Yugoslavia

Modern Times

Bishops

Nikodim Busović Nikodim Busović ( sr-cyr, Никодим Бусовић; 27 December 1657 – 20 December 1707) was the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Krka (Eparchy of Dalmatia) in 1693–1705, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Venetian Dalmatia. Biographys ...

(1693—1705), as bishop of Krka *

Savatije Ljubibratić Savatije Ljubibratić ( sr-cyr, Саватије Љубибратић; Piva, c. 1660—Topla, January, 1716) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop and metropolitan, and the caretaker of the Dragović monastery. Early life Ljubibratić was born in Piva ...

(1705—1716) * Stevan Ljubibratić (1716–1722) * Simeon Končarević (1751—1762) * Venedikt Kraljević (1810—1823) *

Josif Rajačić Josif Rajačić ( sr-Cyrl, Јосиф Рајачић; 20 July 1785 – 1 December 1861), also known as Josif Rajačić-Brinski, was a metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch, administrator of Vojvodina, and baron. Life Rajačić was ...

(1829—1834) * Pantelejmon Živković (1834— 1836) * Jerotej Mutibarić (1843—1853) * Stefan Knežević (1853—1890) *

Nikodim Milaš Nikodim Milaš ( sr-cyr, Никодим Милаш; 16 April 1845 – 2 April 1915) was a Serbian Orthodox Church bishop in Dalmatia (nowaday Croatia). He was a writer and arguably the greatest Serbian expert on Orthodox church law and the Sla ...

(1890—1910) * Dimitrije Branković (1913—1920) * Danilo Pantelić (1921—1927) * Maksimilijan Hajdin (1928—1931) * Irinej Đorđević (1931—1952) *

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(1947—1951) * Simeon Zloković (1951—1959) * Stefan Boca (1959—1978) *

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(1978—1992) *

Longin Krčo Longin Krčo (Serbian Cyrillic: Лонгин Крчо; born 29 September 1955) is a bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church who became head of the Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America in October 1999. He is one of the longest-serving S ...

(1992—1999) * Fotije Sladojević (1999—2017) *

(2017—present)

Monasteries

Dragović Monastery The Dragović Monastery () is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated on a hill downstream the Cetina River not far from Vrlika in Croatia. When the artificial Peruća Lake was created, the original monastery sank due to land movement. The new monas ...

* Lazarica Monastery *

Krka Monastery The Krka Monastery ( sr-Cyrl, Манастир Крка, sr, Manastir Krka, italics=yes; hr, Samostan Krka) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael, located near the river Krka, east of Kistanje, in central Dalmatia ...

Krupa Monastery The Krupa Monastery ( sr, Манастир Крупа, Manastir Krupa) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Krupa River in Croatia. It is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Croatia. Location It is located on the southern slopes of the Velebit m ...

References

Sources

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External links

Official Site of the Eparchy

SOC (2010): Communique of Diocese of Dalmatia regarding announcement on foundation of so-called "Croatian Orthodox Church"

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