Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral

Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
Cetinje Monastery, seat of the Metropolitanate
Location
TerritoryMontenegro
HeadquartersCetinje, Montenegro
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1219 (as Eparchy of Zeta)
CathedralCathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica
LanguageChurch Slavonic
and Serbian
Current leadership
BishopJoanikije II
Map
Website
mitropolija.com

The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Црногорско-приморска митрополија Српске православне цркве, romanizedCrnogorsko-primorska mitropolija Srpske pravoslavne crkve) is the largest eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in modern Montenegro. Founded in 1219 by Saint Sava as the Eparchy of Zeta,[1] it has continued to exist, without interruption, up to the present time, and has remained one of the most prominent dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[2] The current Metropolitan bishop is Joanikije II.[3] His official title is "Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral" (Serbian: Црногорско-приморски митрополит, romanizedCrnogorsko-primorski mitropolit).[4]

  1. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 43.
  2. ^ Aleksov 2014, p. 92-95.
  3. ^ Mešanović, Elvir (6 September 2021). "Mitropolit Joanikije ustoličen unatoč protivljenju nekoliko tisuća prosvjednika" [Metropolitan Joanikije enthroned despite the opposition of several thousand protesters]. N1 (in Croatian).
  4. ^ "Митрополит црногорско – приморски". Православна Митрополија црногорско-приморска (Званични сајт) (in Serbian). 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

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