The Eparchy of Timișoara (Serbian: Епархија темишварска, romanized: Eparhija temišvarska) is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering western Romania (counties of Timiș, Caraș-Severin, Arad, and Mehedinți) and having jurisdiction specifically over ethnic Serbs in that territory.
Eparchy of Timișoara | |
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.jpg) Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, Timișoara | |
| Location | |
| Territory | western Romania |
| Headquarters | Bishop's Palace, Timișoara, Romania |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Established | 1608 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, Timișoara |
| Language | Church Slavonic, Serbian |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Lukijan Pantelić (administrator) |
Structure
editThe Eparchy of Timișoara comprises 56 parishes. The episcopal see is located at the Cathedral of the Ascension of the Lord, Timișoara. Its headquarters and bishop's residence, are also in Timișoara, both located at the Bishop's Palace.
The diocese operates 55 churches and 5 monasteries, among others:
- Church of Saint Nicholas (Timisoara)
- Church of Saint George (Timisoara)
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Arad)
- Sveti Đurađ Monastery (Birda)
- Bazjaš Monastery (Socol)
- Bezdin Monastery (Secusigiu)
List of bishops
edit- Neofit (1608)
- Isaija (1640)
- Josif (1643)
- Teodor (1643)
- Sevastijan (1644–1647)
- Mihajl (1681–1687)
- Vasilije (1688)
- Josif II (1688)
- Vasilije (1693)
- Isaija Đaković (1695–1710)
- Konstantin Grk (1704–1713)
- Joanikije Vladisavljević (1713–1727)
- Nikola Dimitrijević (1728–1744)
- Georgije Popović (1745–1757)
- Vikentije Jovanović-Vidak (1759–1774)
- Mojsej Putnik (1774–1781)
- Sofronije Kirilović (1781–1786)
- Petar Petrović (1786–1800)
- Stefan Avakumović (1801–1822)
- Josif Putnik (1829–1830)
- Maksim Manulović (1833–1838)
- Pantelejmon Živković (1839–1851)
- Samuilo Maširević (1853–1864)
- Antonije Nako (1864–1869)
- Georgije Vojnović (1874–1881)
- Georgije Branković (1882–1890)
- Nikanor Popović (1891–1901)
- Georgije Letić (1904–1931)
- Lukijan Pantelić (administrator) (1999–present)[1]
Gallery
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Bishop's Palace
Church of Saint George (Timisoara)
Church of Saint Nicholas (Timisoara)
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Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Arad)
Sveti Đurađ Monastery (Birda)
Bazjaš Monastery (Socol)
![Bazjaš Monastery (Socol)](http://wiki.nitrosworld.org/wiki/File:3.Manastirea_sarbeasca_"Sfantul_Sava"_-_sat_Bazias.jpg)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Episkopi Pravoslavne Srpske Eparhije Temišvarske u Rumuniji | www.banaterra.eu". 2011-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2022-10-12.