The Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje is the only eparchy of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. It is situated in North Macedonia. The eparchy is an Immediately subject to the Holy See.
History
- January 11, 2001: Established as Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia for the Macedonians from the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci.
- May 31, 2018: Elevated in the rank of an eparchy (diocese) as the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje.[1]
Eparchial bishops
The following is a list of the Apostolic Exarchs and the Eparchial Bishops of the eparchy and their terms of service:
- 11 January 2001 – 15 April 2005: Joakim Herbut, Bishop of Skopje
- since 20 July 2005: Kiro Stojanov, Bishop of Skopje
See also
- Catholic Church in North Macedonia
- Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
- Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
- Albanian Greek Catholic Church
- Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
References
- ^ "Elevazione dell'Esarcato Apostolico per i fedeli cattolici di rito bizantino residenti nella ex-Repubblica Jugoslava di Macedonia ad Eparchia e nomina del primo Vescovo Eparchiale". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 31 May 2018.
External links
- Official website
- GCatholic.org information on the eparchy
- Profile at the Catholic Hierarchy
- Official website (in Macedonian)
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