The Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac ( sr-Cyrl, Епархија горњокарловачка, hr, Eparhija gornjokarlovačka; "Eparchy of Upper Karlovac") is an

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 seated in the city of

Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagr ...

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. It covers the area of Banovina,

Kordun The Kordun () region is a part of central Croatia from the bottom of the Petrova Gora (Peter's mountain) mountain range, which extends along the rivers Korana and Slunjčica, and forms part of the border region to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within ...

Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by ...

Krbava Krbava (; ) is a historical region located in Mountainous Croatia and a former Catholic bishopric (1185–1460), precursor of the diocese of Modruš an present Latin titular see. It can be considered either located east of Lika, or indeed as th ...

, Gorski Kotar, as well as northern Croatia and

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian and Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian, Italian and Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic betwee ...

. The important Orthodox Christian monasteries in the region are '' Gomirje'' near

Ogulin Ogulin () is a town in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 7,389 (2021) (it was 8,216 in 2011), and a total municipal population of 12,251 (2021). Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle, known as Kula, and the ...

and

Komogovina Komogovina ( sr-Cyrl, Комоговина) is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality of central Croatia. It is the location of the Serbian Orthodox Komogovina Monastery Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord is a Serbian Orthodox ...

Monastery between Glina and Kostajnica.

History

The Serbian Orthodox ''Ličko-Krbavska and Zrinopoljska Eparchy'' was established in 1695 by the Metropolitan Atanasije Ljubojević and certified by

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in 1707. This eparchy (from the 19th century known as the Eparchy of Upper Karlovac) was the ecclesiastical centre of the Serbian Orthodox Church in this region, populated by Serbs, the community known at the time as "

Rascians Rascians ( sr, Раши, Рашани / ''Raši, Rašani''; la, Rasciani, Natio Rasciana) was a historical term for Serbs. The term was derived from the Latinized name for the central Serbian region of Raška ( la, Rascia; sr-Cyrl, Рашка). ...

". This eparchy was under jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia, directly under the restored Serbian Patriarch in Peć and after 1766 under the new Serbian

Metropolitanate of Karlovci The Metropolitanate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка митрополија, Karlovačka mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church that existed in the Habsburg monarchy between 1708 and 1848. Between 1708 and 17 ...

, comprising Lika,

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and

. In 1993 the old Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas and the eparchy's diocesan residence were destroyed by Croatians during the

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Monasteries

Gomirje Monastery Gomirje Monastery ( sr, Манастир Гомирје, Manastir Gomirje) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Croatia. It is the westernmost Serb Orthodox monastery, located in the western part of Croatia near the village of Gomirje, near the tow ...

Komogovina Monastery Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Komogovina, Croatia that was in operation between 1693 and 1777. It was established by monks from Bosanska Krajina in XVII century in 1693. Their earlier monastery bel ...

Medak Monastery Medak is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division. And There is a river named srujan which is big in length. Etymology and History Medak w ...

Gorica Monastery Gorica Monastery ( hr, Samostan Gorica) is a Franciscan monastery in Gorica near Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informal ...

* Donji Budački Monastery

Metropolitans

* Atanasije Ljubojević (1688—1712) * Danilo Ljubotina (1713—1739) *

Pavle Nenadović Pavle Nenadović ( sr-cyr, Павле Ненадовић, ; 1703–1768) was the Serbian Orthodox Archbishop and Metropolitan of Karlovci from 1749 to 1768. Biography Pavle Nenadović was born on 14 January 1703 in Budim, Hungary. At the age of ei ...

(1744—1749) * Danilo Jakšić (1751—1771) *

Josif Stojanović Josif ( sr, Јосиф) is a masculine given name, a cognate of Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languag ...

(1771—1774) * Petar Petrović (1774—1784) * Jovan Jovanović (1783—1786) * Genadije Dimović (1786—1796) * Stefan Avakumović (1798—1801) *

Petar Jovanović Vidak Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra ...

(1801—1806) * Mojsije Mioković (1807—1823) *

Lukijan Mušicki Lukijan Mušicki ( sr-cyr, Лукијан Мушицки, ; 27 January 1777 – 15 March 1837) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop, writer and poet. From 1828 he was bishop of Karlovac, now in Croatia. References Further reading * * * Jovan Sker ...

(1828—1837) * Evgenije Jovanović (1839—1854) * Sergije Kaćanski (1858—1859) *

Petar Jovanović Petar Jovanović (; born 12 July 1982) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sloboda Užice. Club career In the summer of 2005, Jovanović moved to Romania and signed with Liga I newcomers Vaslui. He spent the next s ...

(1859—1864) * Lukijan Nikolajević (1865—1872) *

Teofan Živković Teofan Živković also spelled Theophan Živković (Secular name Božidar; Sremski Karlovci, 1825 - Plaški, 21 November 1890) was the Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac from 1874 to 1890. Youth and education Božidar Živk ...

(1874—1890) * Mihailo Grujić (1891—1914) *

Ilarion Zeremski Ilarion ( bg, Иларион, sr, Иларион, russian: Иларион, uk, Іларіон) is a variant of the Greek given name '' Hilarion'', found in Slavic and Romanian languages. It may refer to: *Hilarion of Kiev or Ilarion (11th century ...

(1920—1931) * Maksimilijan Hajdin (1931—1936) * Sava Trlajić (1938—1941) * Nikanor Iličić (1947—1951) * Simeon Zloković (1951—1990) * Nikanor Bogunović (1991—1999) * Fotije Sladojević (2000—2004) *

Gerasim Popović Gerasim ( Russian Герасим; ) is a male given name, derived from Greek γεράσιμος (cf. Gerasimos), meaning "Respectable", "Honorable Elder". First name * Gerasim Izmailov, Russian navigator * Gerasim - deaf and mute serf, a charact ...

(2004—).

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External links

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