The Austrian-Swiss Diocese ( Serbian Diocesan Austriansko-Schwazarsk , German Diözese Österreich-Schweiz-Italien ) is the diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the administrative borders of Austria , Italy , Switzerland and Malta [1] . The center of the diocese is the city of Vienna .
| Austrian-Swiss Diocese | |
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| Serbian Orthodox Church | |
 Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vienna | |
| General information | |
| A country | Austria , Italy , Switzerland , Malta , Liechtenstein |
| Diocesan Center | Vein |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Bishop of Austria-Switzerland Andrei (Chilerdzic) (from May 23, 2014 ) |
| Cathedral Church | St. Sava Cathedral (Vienna) |
| Website | |
| Map | |
 Dioceses of the TWS in Europe | |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Bishops
- 3 Bishop deputies
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The first information about the Serbs living in Vienna dates back to 1670 [2] . However, a diocese with a center in Vienna appeared only in the 21st century .
In November 2010, the Holy Bishops' Council decided to establish a new diocese on the territory of Austria and Switzerland [3] [4] [5] [6] .
The diocese was formed on May 26, 2011 by decision of the Council of Bishops of the SEC . The territory of Austria and Switzerland and Liechtenstein [7] were separated from the Central European Diocese , and the territory of Italy from the Zagreb-Ljubljana Metropolis . The bishop of Bach, Irenaeus (Bulovich), was appointed administrator of the diocese. [8] [9]
In May 2013, by decision of the Holy Bishops' Council, the only Serbian parish in Malta , formerly subordinate to the British-Scandinavian diocese , was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Austrian-Swiss diocese [1] .
In March 2014, in Vienna , where the number of Serbs is ~ 100 thousand people, the Catholic Cathedral of Neulerhenfeld was transferred to the diocese [10] [11] .
Bishops
- Irenaeus (Bulovich) (May 26, 2011 - May 23, 2014) Bachsky
- Andrey (Chilerdzic) (from May 23, 2014)
Bishops' Deputies
The diocese is divided into 4 bishops' deputies (deaneries):
- Northeast austria
- South West Austria
- Switzerland
- Italy and Malta
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The official results of the spring session of the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church are published. - News - Orthodox Encyclopedia Church Scientific Center
- ↑ Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin - Eparhija austrijsko svajcarska Archived on November 19, 2015.
- ↑ Amtsübergabe an neuen serbisch-orthodoxen Bischof. Archived March 26, 2012. Erzdiözese Wien, 27. Juni 2011
- ↑ Bekommt Österreich eine eigene serbisch-orthodoxe Diözese? religion.orf.at, News 7. Januar 2011
- ↑ Serbien: Orthodoxie ringt um kirchliche Neuausrichtung , oekumene.at, Belgrad-Wien, 30. August 2010 (KAP)
- ↑ Serbien: Bischofskonzil beschließt Neuordnung der kirchlichen Strukturen Archived October 15, 2013. , G2W - Ökumenisches Forum für Glauben, Religion und Gesellschaft in Ost und West, Zürich, 21. Juni 2011
- ↑ Schweiz Archived on August 1, 2012. . Diözese für Mitteleuropa.
- ↑ TWS message to the public
- ↑ The Bishops' Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church completed its work
- ↑ In Vienna, the Catholic parish is transferred to the Serbian Orthodox Church
- ↑ Vatican Confirms Transfer of Catholic Church in Vienna to Diocese of Serbian Orthodox Church »Education and Orthodoxy
Links
- http://www.crkva.at/ official site