Eparchy of Braničevo

Eparchy of Braničevo
Eparchy of Braničevo
	Cathedral of Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Požarevac
Location
Territory	Braničevo District, Pomoravlje District (East of Great Morava), Podunavlje District (except Smederevska Palanka)
Headquarters	Požarevac, Serbia
Information
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church	Serbian Orthodox Church
Established	878, reestablished in 1921
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Požarevac
Language	Church Slavonic; Serbian
Current leadership
Bishop	Ignatije Midić
Map
Website
	Official site

Eparchy of Braničevo is one of the eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the seat at Braničevo, Serbia. Since 1994, it is headed by bishop Ignatije Midić.

History

It is mentioned for the first time in 878 as a bishopric. It continues the early Christian seats of Viminacium and Horreum Margi. In 1018, the Bishopric is mentioned as part of the Eastern Orthodox Archbishopric of Ohrid with seat at Braničevo (at the ruins of ancient Viminacium, near Požarevac).

Since the end of 13th century, from the time of Serbian kings Stefan Dragutin and Stefan Milutin, the Eparchy was part of the Serbian Archbishopric. It gained the honorary status of Metropolitanate in 1346, within the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć.

The seat of the Metropolitanate was moved to Smederevo between 1430/1434 and 1439, and since then, the bishops hold the titles "of Smederevo". In 1705, the Smederevo Metropolitanate or old Braničevo Eparchy, became part of the Eparchy of Belgrade. It was resurrected in 1921 as "Eparchy of Braničevo", with seat in Požarevac.

Church-buildings

Heads

bishop of Braničevo - Agaton, 878
bishop of Braničevo - Blasius, 1202
bishop of Braničevo - Jacob, 13th century
bishop of Braničevo - Porphyr, 13th century
bishop of Braničevo - Ioanikie, 13th century
metropolitan of Braničevo - Venijamin, 1416
metropolitan of Braničevo - Savatije, 1434
metropolitan of Smederevo - Atanasije, 1439-1456
bishop of Smederevo - Jovan, 1466
metropolitan Pavle of Smederevo, around 1530
bishop of Braničevo - Mitrofan Rajić (1921—1930)
bishop of Braničevo - Jovan Ilić (1931—1933)
bishop of Braničevo - Venijamin Taušanović (1934—1959)
bishop of Braničevo - Hrizostom Vojinović (1959—1989)
bishop of Braničevo - Sava Andrić (1991—1993)
bishop of Braničevo - Ignatije Midić, 1994- (current)

References

Bibliography

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v t e Subdivisions of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Metropolitanates	Belgrade and Karlovci Dabar-Bosnia Montenegro and the Littoral Zagreb and Ljubljana Australia and New Zealand
Traditional dioceses	Bačka Banat Banja Luka Bihać and Petrovac Braničevo Buda Budimlja and Nikšić Dalmatia Gornji Karlovac Kruševac Mileševa Niš Osječko polje and Baranja Raška and Prizren Šabac Slavonia Srem Šumadija Temišvar Timok Valjevo Vranje Zahumlje and Herzegovina Žiča Zvornik and Tuzla
Diaspora dioceses	Austria and Switzerland Britain and Scandinavia Buenos Aires and South America Canada Düsseldorf and all of Germany Eastern America New Gračanica and Midwestern America Western America Western Europe
Historical	Belgrade Metropolitanate Karlovci Metropolitanate Karlovci Patriarchate Hvosno Lipljan Toplica Banjska Marča Samokov Kyustendil Arad (1695–1865) Kostajnica (1713–1771) Šabac and Valjevo (1831–2006) Kotor and Dubrovnik (1870–1931) Zahumlje and Raška (1878–1931) Ohrid (1920–1931) Bitola (1920–1931) Ohrid and Bitola (1931–1967) Zletovo and Strumica (1920–1967) Mukačevo and Prešov (1931–1945) (For others see: History of the Serbian Orthodox Church)

v t e City of Požarevac
Settlements	Bare Batovac Beranje Bradarac Bratinac Brežane Bubušinac Burjan Ćirikovac Dragovac Drmno Dubravica Kasidol Klenovnik Kličevac Kostolac Lučica Maljurevac Nabrđe Ostrovo Petka Poljana Prugovo Požarevac Rečica Selo Kostolac Trnjane Živica
Culture and History	Treaty of Passarowitz Battle of Požarevac Čačalica FK Mladi Radnik Požarevac City Stadium Ljubičevo Equestrian Games Požarevac Gymnasium
Religion	Bradača Monastery Rukumija Monastery Eparchy of Braničevo
Notable people	Mihajlo Andrejević Patriarch Dimitrije Petar Dobrnjac Bogoljub Ilić Vojislav Ilić Mlađi Cincar Janko Popović Koca Marković Branislav Milosavljević Slobodan Milošević Milena Pavlović-Barili Milutin Petrović Kosta Protić Miodrag Purković Bora Spužić Kvaka Milivoje Stojanović Milenko Stojković Velibor Vasović