Eparchies and metropolitanates of the Serbian Orthodox Church

This is the list of eparchies (dioceses) and metropolitanates (metropolitan dioceses) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, according to the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church and subsequent decisions of the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church.^[1]

Canonical territory

The canonical territory of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which encompasses Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia, and Slovenia, is divided into one archdiocese, 3 metropolitanates, and 25 eparchies.^[2]

Archdiocese	Seat	Cathedral	Founded	Archbishop
Belgrade and Karlovci^[a]	Belgrade	Cathedral of Saint Archangel Michael, Belgrade	1931^[3]	Porfirije^[b]
Metropolitanate	Seat	Cathedral	Founded	Metropolitan bishop
Dabar and Bosnia	Sarajevo	Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Sarajevo	1219^[4]	Hrizostom Jević
Montenegro and the Littoral	Cetinje	Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica	1219	Joanikije Mićović
Zagreb and Ljubljana	Zagreb	Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Zagreb	1931^[5]	Kirilo Bojović (administrator)
Eparchy	Seat	Cathedral	Founded	Bishop
Bačka	Novi Sad	Saint George Cathedral, Novi Sad	16th century (re-est. 1932)	Irinej Bulović
Banat	Vršac	Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Vršac	16th century (re-est. 1932)	Nikanor Bogunović
Banja Luka	Banja Luka	Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka	1900	Jefrem Milutinović
Bihać and Petrovac	Bosanski Petrovac	Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Bosanski Petrovac	1925 (re-est. 1990)	Sergije Karanović
Braničevo	Požarevac	Cathedral of Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Požarevac	1921^[6]	Ignatije Midić
Buda^[c]	Szentendre	Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Szentendre	1740s^[7]	Lukijan Pantelić
Budimlja and Nikšić	Berane	Saint Basil of Ostrog Cathedral, Nikšić	1219 (re-est. 1932)	Metodije Ostojić
Dalmatia	Krka	Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Šibenik	1692	Nikodim Kosović
Gornji Karlovac	Karlovac	Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Karlovac	1695^[8]	Gerasim Popović
Kruševac	Kruševac	Saint George Cathedral, Kruševac	2010	David Perović
Mileševa	Prijepolje	Saint Basil of Ostrog Cathedral, Prijepolje	1992^[9]	Atanasije Rakita
Niš	Niš	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Niš	1878	Arsenije Glavčić
Osijek Plain and Baranya	Dalj	Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Dalj	1991	Heruvim Đermanović
Raška and Prizren	Gračanica	Saint George Cathedral, Prizren	1808	Teodosije Šibalić
Slavonia	Jasenovac	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Pakrac	1557	Jovan Ćulibrk
Srem	Sremski Karlovci	Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Sremski Karlovci	1500^[10]	Vasilije Vadić
Šabac	Šabac	Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Šabac	2006	Jerotej Petrović
Šumadija	Kragujevac	Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Kragujevac	1947	Jovan Mladenović
Timișoara^[d]	Timișoara	Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, Timișoara	1608	Lukijan Pantelić (administrator)
Timok	Zaječar	Cathedral of Nativity of the Theotokos, Zaječar	1833	Ilarion Golubović
Valjevo	Valjevo	Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Lord, Valjevo	2006	Isihije Rogić
Vranje	Vranje	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Vranje	1975^[11]	Pahomije Gačić
Zachlumia, Herzegovina, and the Littoral	Trebinje	Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trebinje	1219	Dimitrije Rađenović
Zvornik and Tuzla	Bijeljina	Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Tuzla	1532	Fotije Sladojević
Žiča	Kraljevo	Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Kraljevo	1219	Justin Stefanović

Diaspora

Outside its canonical territory, the Serbian Orthodox Church maintains one metropolitanate and 11 eparchies serving the Serb diaspora in Europe, the Americas, and Australia.

Eparchies in Europe (left) and North America (right)

Metropolitanate	Seat	Cathedral	Founded	Metropolitan bishop
Australia and New Zealand	Sydney	Saint George Cathedral, Cabramatta	1964	Siluan Mrakić
Eparchy	Seat	Cathedral	Founded	Bishop
Austria	Vienna	Saint Sava Cathedral, Vienna	2011	Irinej Bulović (administrator)
Britain and Ireland	London	Saint Sava Cathedral, London	2024	Nektarije Samardžić
Buenos Aires, South America, and Central America	Buenos Aires	Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Buenos Aires	2011	Kirilo Bojović
Canada	Milton	Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Hamilton	1983	Mitrofan Kodić
Düsseldorf and Germany	Düsseldorf	Saint Sava Cathedral, Düsseldorf	1990	Grigorije Durić
Eastern America	New Rochelle	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh	1963	Irinej Dobrijević
New Gračanica and Midwestern America	Third Lake	Cathedral of the Holy Resurrection, Chicago	1963	Longin Krčo
Scandinavia	Stockholm	Saint Sava Cathedral, Stockholm	1990	Dositej Motika
Switzerland	Zurich	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Zurich	2024	Andrej Ćilerdžić
Western America	Alhambra	Saint Steven Cathedral, Alhambra	1963	Maksim Vasiljević
Western Europe	Paris	Saint Sava Cathedral, Paris	1994^[12]	Justin Jeremić

Notes

↑ The Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci has jurisdiction over the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The title Karlovci is a reference to the former Metropolitanate of Karlovci.
↑ The Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci is traditionally headed by the Serbian Patriarch.
↑ The Eparchy of Buda, whose jurisdiction is limited to ethnic Serbs in Hungary, is regarded as part of the traditional jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church, but stricto sensu it is not within its canonical territory.
↑ The Eparchy of Timișoara, whose jurisdiction is limited to ethnic Serbs in Romania, is regarded as part of the traditional jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church, but stricto sensu it is not within its canonical territory.

References

↑ see: Official text of the Constitution of Serbian Orthodox Church, in English language Archived 2017-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Official SPC site: Eparchies Links Archived 2021-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Arhiepiskopija beogradsko karlovačka Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Mitropolija dabrobosanska (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Mitropolija zagrebačko-ljubljanska i cele Italije (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Епархија браничевска (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Eparhija budimska ("Eparchy of Buda") (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Eparhija gornjokarlovačka (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Eparhija mileševska (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Eparhija sremska Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Eparhija vranjska (in Serbian)
↑ SOKG Luzern: Eparhija zapadnoevropska (in Serbian)

External links

Official text of the Constitution of Serbian Orthodox Church, in English language Archived 2017-12-27 at the Wayback Machine

[3] The Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci has jurisdiction over the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The title Karlovci is a reference to the former Metropolitanate of Karlovci.

[5] The Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci is traditionally headed by the Serbian Patriarch.

[9] The Eparchy of Buda, whose jurisdiction is limited to ethnic Serbs in Hungary, is regarded as part of the traditional jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church, but stricto sensu it is not within its canonical territory.

[14] The Eparchy of Timișoara, whose jurisdiction is limited to ethnic Serbs in Romania, is regarded as part of the traditional jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church, but stricto sensu it is not within its canonical territory.

[1] see: Official text of the Constitution of Serbian Orthodox Church, in English language Archived 2017-12-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Official SPC site: Eparchies Links Archived 2021-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)

[4] SOKG Luzern: Arhiepiskopija beogradsko karlovačka Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)

[6] SOKG Luzern: Mitropolija dabrobosanska (in Serbian)

[7] SOKG Luzern: Mitropolija zagrebačko-ljubljanska i cele Italije (in Serbian)

[8] SOKG Luzern: Епархија браничевска (in Serbian)

[10] SOKG Luzern: Eparhija budimska ("Eparchy of Buda") (in Serbian)

[11] SOKG Luzern: Eparhija gornjokarlovačka (in Serbian)

[12] SOKG Luzern: Eparhija mileševska (in Serbian)

[13] SOKG Luzern: Eparhija sremska Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)

[15] SOKG Luzern: Eparhija vranjska (in Serbian)

[16] SOKG Luzern: Eparhija zapadnoevropska (in Serbian)

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Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Patriarch	Porfirije
Metropolitan bishops	Hrizostom Jević Joanikije Mićović Jefrem Milutinović Mitrofan Kodić Arsenije Glavčić Dositej Motika Vasilije Vadić Lukijan Pantelić Nikanor Bogunović Longin Krčo Irinej Bulović Justin Stefanović Pahomije Gačić Jovan Mladenović Ignatije Midić Atanasije Rakita Fotije Sladojević Grigorije Durić Teodosije Šibalić David Perović Ilarion Golubović Siluan Mrakić Nikodim Kosović Dimitrije Rađenović Metodije Ostojić
Archbishops	Maksim Vasiljević Gerasim Popović
Bishops	Sergije Karanović Nektarije Samardžić Kirilo Bojović Isihije Rogić Justin Jeremić Irinej Dobrijević Heruvim Đermanović Jovan Ćulibrk Jerotej Petrović Andrej Ćilerdžić
Auxiliary bishops	Dositej Radivojević Sava Bundalo Tihon Rakićević Damaskin Grabež Ilarion Lupulović Stefan Šarić Petar Bogdanović Aleksej Bogićević Jovan Stanojević Nikon Cvetićanin Pajsije Đerković Serafim Baltić
Emeritus bishops	Vasilije Kačavenda Georgije Đokić Filaret Mićević Jovan Purić Sava Jurić Konstantin Đokić

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Diaspora

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