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Eparchy of Braničevo is one of the eparchies of the
Sabornost.org (Homepage of Eparchy)History of Serbian Orthodox Church, book 1
Eparchy of Braničevo is one of the eparchies 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 Braničevo, Serbia
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. Since 1994, it is headed by bishop Ignatije Midić.
History
It is mentioned for the first time in 878 as a bishopric. It continues the early Christian seats of Viminacium and Horreum Margi. In 1018, the Bishopric is mentioned as part of the Eastern OrthodoxArchbishopric of Ohrid
The Archbishopric of Ohrid, also known as the Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid
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with seat at Braničevo (at the ruins of ancient Viminacium
Viminacium (also ''Viminatium)'' was a major city, military camp, and the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman province of Moesia (modern-day Serbia). Following the division of Moesia in 87, following Domitian's Domitian's Dacian War, Dacian War, i ...
, near Požarevac
Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čač ...
).
Since the end of 13th century, from the time of Serbian kings Stefan Dragutin
Stefan Dragutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Драгутин, ; died 12 March 1316), was List of Serbian monarchs, King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282. From 1282, he ruled a Realm of Stefan Dragutin, separate kingdom which included northern Serbia, and ...
and Stefan Milutin
Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one ...
, the Eparchy was part of the Serbian Archbishopric. It gained the honorary status of Metropolitanate in 1346, within the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (, ''Srpska patrijaršija u Peći''), or simply Peć Patriarchate (, ''Pećka patrijaršija''), was an autocephaly, autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate that existed from 1346 to 1463, and then again from 155 ...
.
The seat of the Metropolitanate was moved to Smederevo
Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, ...
between 1430/1434 and 1439, and since then, the bishops hold the titles "of Smederevo". In 1705, the ''Smederevo Metropolitanate'' or old ''Braničevo Eparchy'', became part of the Eparchy of Belgrade. It was resurrected in 1921 as "Eparchy of Braničevo", with seat in Požarevac
Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čač ...
.
Church-buildings
Heads
*''bishop of Braničevo'' - Agaton, 878 *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Blasius, 1202 *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Jacob, 13th century *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Porphyr, 13th century *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Ioanikie, 13th century *''metropolitan of Braničevo'' - Venijamin, 1416 *''metropolitan of Braničevo'' - Savatije, 1434 *''metropolitan of Smederevo'' - Atanasije, 1439-1456 *''bishop of Smederevo'' - Jovan, 1466 *''metropolitan'' Pavle of Smederevo, around 1530 *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Mitrofan Rajić (1921—1930) *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Jovan Ilić (1931—1933) *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Venijamin Taušanović (1934—1959) *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Hrizostom Vojinović (1959—1989) *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Sava Andrić (1991—1993) *''bishop of Braničevo'' - Ignatije Midić, 1994- (current)References
Sabornost.org (Homepage of Eparchy)
Bibliography
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