Eparchy of Timok

Eparchy of Timok
Cathedral of the Most Holy Mother of God, Zaječar
Location
TerritoryZaječar District, Bor District
HeadquartersZaječar, Serbia
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1833
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Mother of God, Zaječar
LanguageChurch Slavonic
Serbian
Current leadership
BishopIlarion (Golubović)
Map
Website
Official site

Eparchy of Timok (Serbian: Тимочка епархија) is one of the eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the seat at Zaječar, Serbia. It was established in 1833, as a diocese within the Metropolitanate of Belgrade.[1] The eparchy was named after the Timok region in eastern part of Serbia. It was abolished in 1886, but recreated already in 1891.[2] Since 2014, it is headed by bishop Ilarion (Golubović).[3]

Bishops

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Popović 2013.
  2. ^ Pavlovich 1989.
  3. ^ Serbian Orthodox Church (2014): Biography of His Grace Hilarion, Bishop Electus of the Timok Diocese

Bibliography

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  • Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
  • Pavlovich, Paul (1989). The History of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Serbian Heritage Books.
  • Popović, Radomir V. (2013). Serbian Orthodox Church in History. Belgrade: Academy of Serbian Orthodox Church for Fine Arts and Conservation.
  • Radić, Radmila (2015). "The Serbian Orthodox Church in the First World War". The Serbs and the First World War 1914-1918. Belgrade: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. pp. 263–285.
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