The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada ( sr, Српска православна епархија канадска, ) is a diocese 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 ...

. Its headquarters (the Holy Transfiguration Monastery) and bishop's residence are in

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, Milton,

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with the Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in

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serving as the

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. Its current primate is Bishop Mitrofan (Kodić).

History and organization

The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada, part of the

Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America ( sr, Српска православна црква у Северној и Јужној Америци) is a constituent and integral part of the one and only Serbian Orthodox Church (Patria ...

, is an integral part of the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate with its See in

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, and accordingly answers to its national church, the

(SOC), one of the

autocephalous Autocephaly (; from el, αὐτοκεφαλία, meaning "property of being self-headed") is the status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. The term is primarily used in Eastern O ...

and canonical Orthodox Christian churches. The Serbian Orthodox Diocese in the United States and Canada was established in 1921. In 1963, it was reorganized into three sections and in 1983, a fourth diocese was created specifically for the Canadian churches. This followed a period of growth in Serb immigrants to Canada following World War II, as well as a desire in decades prior for the Serbian Orthodox clergy to reach their parisioners more easily. The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada was founded on May 26, 1983 at the behest of Sava Vuković, the then-bishop of Eastern-America and Canada. On May 16, 1984

Georgije Đokić Georgije Đokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Георгије Ђокић; born May 6, 1949) is a retired Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the aut ...

was elected as its first bishop. The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada covers 33 parishes and missionary parishes. On May 21, 2009 the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church held a meeting for the restructuring of the existing Dioceses in North and South America, based on the recommendation of the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It was restructured in the following manner: * The Metropolitanate of Libertyville-Chicago, with its See at St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville * The Diocese of New Gracanica-Midwestern America, with its see at the Monastery of New Gračanica * The Diocese of Eastern America, with its see in

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* The Diocese of Western America, with its see in

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/ Alhambra * The Diocese of Canada, with its see in Milton

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External links

Diocese of Canada, Official Site

{{Serbian Orthodox subdivisions Serbian Orthodox Church Serbian Orthodox Church in Canada Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox dioceses in Canada Dioceses established in the 20th century Serbian-Canadian culture

History and organization

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