The Eparchy of Šumadija is one of the
eparchies
Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administrative structure ...
of the
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...
, with the seat at
Kragujevac
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ...
,
Serbia
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. Since 2002, it is headed by bishop
Jovan (Mladenović).
Church-buildings
Heads
References
External links
Official site
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Serbian Orthodox Church in Serbia
Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Šumadija District
Christian organizations established in 1947
1947 establishments in Serbia
Dioceses established in the 20th century