Diocese of Banat ( Serb Diocese of Banatsk ) - diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Serbia with its center in the city of Vrsac . Covers the Serbian part of the historical region of Banat [1] . Until 1931, the diocesan center was called Vrsack
| Banat diocese | |
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| Serbian Orthodox Church | |
 Diocese Cathedral | |
| General information | |
| A country | Serbia |
| Diocesan Center | Vrsac |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Bishop of Banat Nikanor (Bogunovich) (since May 19, 2003) |
Content
- 1 History of the diocese
- 2 Churches and monasteries
- 3 Bishops
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Diocese History
The diocese is the successor to the Vrsack diocese founded in the 16th century, which, due to the transfer of the department, was also called Sebes (and Caransebes ) [1] .
In 1931, the parishes of the Temishvar diocese located in the Serbian part of Banat were united with the Vrsack diocese into the Banat diocese [2] .
Churches and Monasteries
- Vlaikovac Monastery - located near Vrsac.
- Mesic Monastery - located in the city of Vrsac , founded in the 15th century (according to legend, in 1225 ).
- Wojlovica Monastery - located in Pancevo , founded during the reign of Stefan Lazarevich .
- Holy Trinity Monastery - located in the city of Kikinda .
- Monastery of St. Melania - located in Zrenjanin , founded in 1935 by Bishop George (Letich) .
- Bavaniste Monastery - in Kovin . Founded in the 15th century, destroyed in 1716 , then rebuilt in 1996 .
- Gaiduczyca Monastery - in Plandishte , founded in 1939 .
Bishops
- Vrsack diocese
- Theodore (1594)
- Simeon (1619)
- Anthony (1622)
- Theodosius (1662)
- Spiridon (Shtibitsa) (1694-1699)
- Moses (Stanoevich) (1713-1724)
- Nikolai (Dmitrievich) (1726-1728)
- Maxim Nestorovich (1728-1738)
- Euthymius (Damianovich) (1739)
- Isaiah (Antonovich) ( 1741 - 1748 )
- John (Dvorzhevich) ( 1749 - 1769 )
- Vincent (Popovich) ( 1774 - 1785 )
- Joseph (Jovanovic-Shakabenta) ( 1786 - 1805 )
- Peter (Jovanovic-Vidak) ( 1806 - 1818 )
- Maxim (Manuilovich) ( 1829 - 1833 )
- Joseph (Rayachich) ( 1833 - 1842 )
- Stefan (Popovich) ( 1843 - 1849 )
- Emelian (Kengelac) ( 1853 - 1885 )
- Nectarius (Dimitrievich) ( 1887 - 1895 )
- Gabriel (Zmeyanovich) ( 1896 - 1919 )
- Hilarion (Radonic) (1922-1929)
- Banat diocese
- George (Letic) (January 1, 1931 - November 8, 1935)
- Irenaeus (Chirich) (1935-1936) high school , bishop Bachsky
- Vincent (Vuich) (June 21, 1936 - August 18, 1939)
- Irenaeus (Chirich) (August-December 1936) w / u , ep. Bachsky
- Damascene (Grdanichki) (December 8, 1939 - June 1947)
- Gabriel (Dozhich) (1947-1950) v / u, Patr. Serbian
- Vincent (Prodanov) (1950-1951) v / u, Patr. Serbian
- Vissarion (Kostich) (June 12, 1951 - December 1, 1979)
- Chrysostom (Voinovich) (1979-1980) high school , ep. Branichevsky
- Savva (Vukovich) (1980 - June 1985) high school, ep. Shumadi
- Amfilohiy (Radovich) (June 16, 1985 - December 30, 1990)
- Athanasius (Yevtich) (July 7, 1991 - May 1992)
- Chrysostom (Stolich) (May 1992 - May 19, 2003)
- Nikanor (Bogunovich) (since May 19, 2003)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Banat Diocese
- ↑ M. M. Rozinskaya. GEORGE // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2006. - T. XI. - S. 35 .-- 752 p. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89572-017-X .