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Teodosije Šibalić
Bishop Teodosije (, secular name Živko Šibalić, born 29 June 1963) is a Serbian Bishop of Raška-Prizren within Serbian Orthodox Church. He was born in Čačak, Central Serbia. Biography After finishing theology in the Faculty of Theology of the University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ..., he became a novice in Crna Reka Monastery. Fr. Teodosije became a priest in 1992 in Ćelije Monastery. He was elected the abbot of Visoki Dečani Monastery in March 1992, and in May 2004 he was ordained an auxiliary (titular) bishop of Lipljan. On November 18, 2010, Bishop Teodosije was elected as a new Bishop of Raška-Prizren by the Bishops' Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church. See also * Eparchy of Raška and Prizren References External links E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Eparchy Of Raška And Prizren
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
