The Christian Reformed Church of Serbia ( Szerbiai Református Keresztén Egyház , KRCC) is one of the Protestant churches of Serbia .
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History
Created in 1920 as the Christian Reformed Church of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes alongside the former deacons of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, in 1933 it was renamed the Christian Reformed Church of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1993, after the collapse of Yugoslavia, the Croatian parishes separated and formed the Reformed Christian Church in Croatia, and the church changed its name to the modern one [1] .
Organization
The highest authority is the synod ( zsinat ), between the synods is the synodal council ( zsinati tanács ), the highest official is the bishop ( püspök ) and the national curator ( országos gondnok ). The CRCS is divided into decencies ( egyházmegye ), decencies in parishes ( egyházközség ) [2] .
- Goodwill
The highest organ of the deanery is the decency meeting ( egyházmegyei közgyűlés ), the highest officials of the deanery are the dean ( esperes ) and deanery curator ( egyházmegyei gondnok ).
- Parishes
The highest organ of the parish is the parish assembly ( egyházközségi közgyűlés ), between parish assemblies is the presbyterium ( presbitérium ), the highest officials of the parish are the pastor ( lelkipásztor ) and the curator ( főgondnok ).
List of Bishops
- Janos Kontra (1920-1928) - Managing Director
- Peter Klepp (1928-1930)
- Shandor Agoshton, Governor (1930-1941), Bishop (1945-1960)
- Istvan K. Chet (1961-1982)
- Imre Hodoshi (1982-1996)
- Istvan Semeshi Chete (since 1997)