Serbian Orthodox Church

The Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian Cyrillic: Српска православна црква; SPC, SOC) is a body of some 11 million Orthodox Christians united under the Serb Patriarch who includes Archbishop of Peć and Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci in his title. In this way Serbian Orthodox believers are in communion with all other Eastern Orthodox believers.

Related Topics:
Serbian - Cyrillic - Orthodox - Christians - Serb Patriarch - Peć - Belgrade - Karlovci - In communion

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The Serb Orthodox Church includes eparchies of Orthodox believers in Serbia and Montenegro, Republika Srpska (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary. The SOC also includes vicariates in Romania and Albania in accordance with the Romanian and Albanian churches. The SOC also has jurisdiction over the Serbian diaspora in the Americas, Western Europe, Africa and Australia.

Related Topics:
Orthodox - Serbia and Montenegro - Republika Srpska - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatia - Slovenia - Italy - Hungary - Romania - Albania - Romanian - Albanian churches - Serbian diaspora

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The issue over the Orthodox jurisdiction in Macedonia is a subject of debate between the SOC and the Macedonian Orthodox Church which has yet to gain recognition of autonomy from the SOC although it does operate on the territory of the former Yugoslav republic.

Related Topics:
Macedonia - Macedonian Orthodox Church

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