Eparchy of Mileševa
Eparchy of Mileševa | |
|---|---|
Eastern Orthodox | |
| Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Established | 1219 (renewed in 1992) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Basil of Ostrog the Miracle Worker, Prijepolje |
| Language | Church Slavonic Serbian |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Atanasije (Rakita) |
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Eparchy of Mileševa is the one of eparchies of the
Mileševa monastery
.
History
The establishment of the Eparchy
Eparchy is based in the valley
Metropolitan Bishop of Mileševa whose name is known to us, is David. He was a "close associate to Herceg Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
and his sons. " When Herceg Stjepan Vukčić Kosača drawing up a will, Metropolitan Bishop of Mileševa David, wrote and was a witness during the signing of the same.
After the Metropolitan David (Metropolitan of Mileševa), and probably under the influence of connection Metropolitanate with the space and the rulers of
Hercegovina
, hierarchs of Mileševa assume the title of Metropolitan Herzegovina and Mileševo. During the next three centuries Metropolitan and the Eparchy dwells in the Mileševa monastery.
Restoration of Mileševa Eparchy
The first impetus for the establishment of the Eparchy, was to extend the title Bishop of Budimlja Bishop of Budimlje-Polimski. This happened after
Polimlje and Potarje formed the 1992. year, and since then its center, of the Monastery Mileseva, standing Bishops Georgije Đokić
, Vasilije Veinović and Filaret Mićević. Since 2017, the Bishop of eparchy is Atanasije Rakita.
Monasteries
Monasteries in Serbia
Monasteries in Montenegro
- Holy Trinity
- Dovolja
- Đurđevića Tara
- Dubočica
Bishops of Mileševa
- Georgije (Đokić) (1992-1994, administrator)
- Vasilije (Veinović) (1994-1997)
- Filaret (Mićević) (1999-2015)
- Joanikije (Mićović) (2015-2017, administrator)
- Atanasije (Rakita) (since 2017)
See also
- List of Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church
References
- ^ Оobnovljeni manastiri Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
