The Eparchy of Dalmatia ( sr, Далматинска епархија or ) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
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
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches.
The majori ...
, having jurisdiction over the region of
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, str ...
, in
Croatia
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. Since 2017, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Dalmatia is
Nikodim Kosović.
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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 (1693—1705), as bishop of Krka
* Savatije Ljubibratić (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
Stefan Knezevic ( sh, Stefan Knežević; born 30 October 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Sporting Charleroi.
Professional career
A youth product of Luzern, Knezevic was loaned to ...
(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 S ...
(1890—1910)
*Dimitrije Branković Dimitrije ( Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије) is a masculine given name. Dimitrije is a Serbian variant of a Greek name Demetrius. It may refer to:
* Dimitrije Ljubavić (1519–1564), Serbian Orthodox deacon, humanist, writer and printer
* Pat ...
(1913—1920)
*Danilo Pantelić
Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian.
Notable people with the name Danilo include:
Athletes Footballers
* Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade
* Danilo (footballer, born 19 ...
(1921—1927)
* Maksimilijan Hajdin (1928—1931)
*Irinej Đorđević
Irinej is the Slavic form of the name Irenaeus.
People bearing this name include:
*Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930–2020), the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (2010–2020).
*Irinej Bulović
Irinej Bulović (born Mirko Bulović ...
(1931—1952)
*Nikanor Iličić
Nicanor or Nikanor is the name of:
People Ancient history
* Nicanor (father of Balacrus), 4th century BC
* Nicanor (son of Parmenion) (4th-century–330 BC), 4th century BC; a Macedonian officer under Alexander
* Nicanor of Stageira, 4th c ...
(1947—1951)
*Simeon Zloković
Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon.
Meaning
The name is derived from Simeon, son ...
(1951—1959)
*Stefan Boca
Stefan may refer to:
* Stefan (given name)
* Stefan (surname)
* Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname
* Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname
* Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of Germa ...
(1959—1978)
*Nikolaj Mrđa Nikolaj is a Danish given name, derived from the name Nicholas. Many different ways of spelling the name have been approved in Denmark.
It may refer to:
* Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, Danish artist
* Nicolaj Agger, Danish professional football pla ...
(1978—1992)
* Longin Krčo (1992—1999)
* Fotije Sladojević (1999—2017)
* Nikodim Kosović (2017—present)
Monasteries
* Dragović Monastery
* 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 Dalma ...
* Krupa Monastery
See also
* Serbs of Croatia
The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", хрватски Срби, hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Cro ...
* History of Dalmatia
The History of Dalmatia concerns the history of the area that covers eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and its inland regions, from the 2nd century BC up to the present day.
The earliest mention of Dalmatia as a province came after its establish ...
* Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia
Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Croatia. It is the second-largest religious denomination in Croatia, behind the Roman Catholic Church. Ove ...
* List of the Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church
This is the list of eparchies (dioceses) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, based on the Article No. 14 of the Constitution of Serbian Orthodox Church and subsequent decisions of the Holy assembly of SOC (seeOfficial text of the Constitution ...
References
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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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Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia
Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian minority institutions and organizations in Croatia