The Eparchy of Bačka ( sr, Бачка епархија, Bačka eparhija) is an ecclesiastical territory 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 in the

Bačka Bačka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska () is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hungar ...

region,

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ...

. It is situated in the autonomous province of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

and the seat of the eparchy is at Saint George's Cathedral in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

History

The eparchy was established in the 16th century. In the beginning, the seat of the bishop was in Segedin (today in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...

). It was later moved to monasteries of

, and was finally stabilized in

in the beginning of the 18th century. Seems that between the second half of the 16th century and the second half of the 17th century, the Eparchy was a Metropolitanate, since its administrators in this time period are mentioned with metropolitan title.

Territory

The eparchy includes entire

n part of

, but also has supreme authority over some territories in present-day

, including counties Bács-Kiskun ( Baja),

Csongrád Csongrád ( ro, Ciongrad; tr, Conğrad sr, Чонград, Čongrad, archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd'') is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. History At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the ...

(

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...

) and

Heves Heves is a small town in eastern Hungary. About 100 km east of Budapest, Heves lies at the northern extreme of the Great Hungarian Plain, just south of the Mátra and Bükk hills and west of the Tisza River. Heves gave its name to the Heve ...

(

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bu ...

Bishops and metropolitans

* Filip, bishop *

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

, bishop * Makarije, bishop *

Simeon 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, s ...

, bishop *

Georgije Georgije ( sr-Cyrl, Георгије, is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek Georgios. It is, along with the variants Đorđe, Đurađ and Đuraš, the equivalent of the English George. The surname Georgijević stems from ...

, metropolitan (1579) * Mardarije, metropolitan (1609) *

Mihailo Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) or Mihajlo () is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name '' Michael''. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname. It may refer to: * Mihailo Vojislavljević (fl. 1050– ...

, metropolitan (1651) *

, bishop (1667) * Jeftimije Drobnjak, bishop (1695-1708) * Stevan Metohijac, bishop (1708-1709) * Hristofor Dimitrijević-Mitrović, bishop (1710-1712) * Grigorije Dimitrijević, bishop (1713-1717) *

Sofronije Tomašević Sofronije may refer to: * Sofronije Podgoričanin (1668 - 1711), the Metropolitan of Karlovac * Sofronije Kirilović (died 1786), Serbian Orthodox bishop in the Habsburg * Sofronije Jugović-Marković (fl. 1789), Habsburg Serb writer and activis ...

, bishop (1718-1730) * Visarion Pavlović, bishop (1731-1756) * Mojsije Putnik, bishop (1757-1774) * Arsenije Radivojević, bishop (1774-1781) * Atanasije Živković, bishop (1781-1782) *

Josif Jovanović Šakabenta Josif Jovanović Šakabenta ( Irig, Habsburg monarchy, 1743 – Vršac, Habsburg Monarchy, 31 December 1805) was the bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the throne of Sremski Karlovci and Vršac. He was Zaharije Orfelin's friend and patron. ...

, bishop (1783-1786) * Jovan Jovanović, bishop (1786-1805) *

Gedeon Petrović Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash the Abiezrite, ...

, bishop (1807-1832) * Stefan Stanković, bishop (1834-1837) *

Georgije Hranislav Georgije Hransislav (secular Gavrilo Hranislav; 8 November 1775 - 22 June 1843) was the bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Biography Bishop Georgije was born as Gavrilo Hranislav in Ruma on 8 November 1775, to father Pavle and mother Alka. He ...

, bishop (1839-1843) * Platon Atanacković, bishop (1851-1867) *

German Anđelić German Anđelić ( sr-Cyrl, Герман Анђелић; 1822–1888) was the Patriarch of Karlovci, the spiritual leader of Habsburg Serbs, from 1881 until his death in 1888. Biography He was son of Pavle Anđelić, parish priest of the Cath ...

, bishop (1874-1882) * Vasilijan Petrović, bishop (1885-1891) *

German Opačić German Opačić ( sr-Cyrl, Герман Опачић; August 8, 1857 – January 18, 1899) was the Serbian Orthodox prelate and a Bishop of Bačka.Sava Vuković, Srpski jerarsi: od devetog do dvadesetog veka', Evro, 1996 Early life and educa ...

, bishop (1893-1899) * Mitrofan Šević, bishop (1900-1918) *Dr. Irinej Ćirić, bishop (1922-1955) *

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 cent ...

, bishop (1955-1986) *Dr.

Irinej Bulović Irinej Bulović (born Mirko Bulović; 11 February 1947) is a Serbian Orthodox cleric and the current Bishop of Bačka. He serves as а professor of the New Testament exegesis and Greek language on the Faculty of Theology of the University of Be ...

, bishop (1990-current)

Monasteries belonging to the eparchy

* Kovilj Monastery in

municipality. The monastery was reconstructed in 1705-1707. According to the legend, the monastery of Kovilj was founded by the first Serb archbishop

Saint Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbs, Serbian prince and Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monk, the first ...

in the 13th century. * Bođani Monastery in Bač municipality. It was founded in 1478. *

Sombor Monastery The Sombor Monastery ( sr, Манастир Сомбор, Manastir Sombor) is a Serb Orthodox monastery situated in the Bačka region, in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is in the Sombor municipality. It was founded in 1928–1933. ...

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 47,623 (), while i ...

municipality. It was founded in 1928-1933. *In the outset of the 18th century there was a Serb monastery in Bački Monoštor near

Sources

*Narodna enciklopedija, article written by Radoslav Grujić. * *

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