Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada | |
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Location | |
Territory | Canada |
Headquarters | Campbellville, Milton, Ontario |
Coordinates | 43°26′04″N 79°57′51″W / 43.434372°N 79.964054°W |
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Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
Established | 1983 |
Cathedral | |
Language | Church Slavonic, Serbian |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Mitrofan (Kodić) |
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Website | |
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada |
The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada (Serbian: Српска православна епархија канадска, Srpska pravoslavna eparhija kanadska) is a diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Its headquarters (the Holy Transfiguration Monastery) and bishop's residence are in Campbellville, Milton, Ontario with the Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario serving as the cathedral church.[1] Its current primate is Bishop Mitrofan (Kodić).
Organization
The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada, part of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, is an integral part of the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate with its See in Belgrade, and accordingly answers to its national church, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), one of the autocephalous and canonical Orthodox Christian churches. The SOC not only serves communities in Serbia, but it also has exarchates and patriarchal representation churches around the world. The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America is a member of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America.
The Serbian Orthodox Church has a monastic tradition. There are twenty Serbian Orthodox monasteries in the United States and Canada, including an unaffiliated one in Columbus, Michigan under the jurisdiction of the late Bishop Artemije Radosavljević of the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren-in-exile and Kosovo-Metohija in exile and one coming soon in Monteagle, Tennessee,[2] under the jurisdiction of Bishop Longin (Krčo). The Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Campbellville, Ontario, is an episcopal headquarters, a religious center, and a spiritual retreat for Orthodox and non-Orthodox. At the time of Georgije Đokić's election as Bishop of Canada, there were six Serbian churches in the country. Under Bishop Georgije's tenure and that of Bishop Mitrofan (Kodić), the number grew to 45 parishes and more than 150,000 Serbian Orthodox Christian adherents. In Windsor, Ontario there are three Serbian church-parishes and three Serbian-initiated homes for senior citizens, General Mihailovich Place, Homeland, and Pillette Green. With more than 180 churches, chapels, and sketes in the United States and Canada, the Serbian Orthodox Church has the largest number of monasteries per capita among all other Eastern Orthodox national churches, one for every nine parishes. The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America comprises more than 220 church parishes.
Atlantic Canada
- Saint Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Parish, Halifax, Nova Scotia (http://crkva.ca/halifax)[3]
- Serbian Community of Greater Moncton, New Brunswick
- Serbian Community of Saint John, New Brunswick
- Serbian Community of Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Serbian Community of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Quebec
- Église orthodoxe serbe Sainte-Trinité/Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church (Montreal), Westmount, Quebec[4]
- Serbian Community of Montreal
- Serbian Community of Laval
- Serbian Community of La Salle
- Serbian Community of St. Hubert
- Serbian Community of Quebec City
- Serbian Community of Trois Rivieres
- Paroisse serbe orthodoxe Saint-Simeon Mirotocivi/Saint Simeon Serbian Orthodox Church, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Ontario
Eastern Ontario
- St. Stefan Serbian Orthodox Church, Ottawa, Ontario
Greater Toronto area
- Saint Arsenije Sremac Serbian Orthodox Church, Whitby, Ontario
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Toronto)
- The Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada
- All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church in Mississauga
- Serbian Brothers Help of Canada, Incorporated.
- St. Michael the Archangel Serbian Orthodox Church Corporation, Toronto (under the non-canonical jurisdiction of the Metropolis of the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church (GOC) of America (Greek Old Calendarists)
- St. Luke's Serbian Orthodox Mission Parish, Toronto.
- Jovan Dučić Canadian-Serbian Charitable Society
- St. Gabriel the Archangel Serbian Orthodox Parish, Richmond Hill, Ontario
- First Serbian Orthodox Catacomb Parish: Dormition of the Theotokos (under the spiritual and administrative jurisdiction of Bishop Artemije of the Eparchy of Raška-Prizren and Kosovo-Metohija in exile), Brampton, Ontario
- Saints Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church, Oakville, Ontario
- Dormition Of The Most Holy Theotokos Serbian Orthodox Church And School Congregation of GTA-Oakville, 2476 Lazio Lane, Oakville, Ontario (Incorporated since 30 September 2015)
- Nikola Tesla Educational Foundation
- Canadian Serbian Humanitarian Foundation Of Stara Raska, Hornby, Halton Hills
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada and Holy Trasfiguration Monastery, and Serbian Cemetery, Campbellville, Ontario
Central Ontario
- Serbian Community, Barrie, Ontario
- Serbian Community, Belleville, Ontario
- Serbian Community, Orillia, Ontario
- Serbian Community, Peterborough, Ontario
Niagara Peninsula
- St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Hamilton, Ontario
- St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, Hamilton
- The Serbian Orthodox Centre "Holy Trinity" Incorporated, Hamilton (unaffiliated)
- Serbian Orthodox Centre "Holy Trinity", Glanbrook (Binbrook, Ontario)
- St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Parish, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- St. George Serbian Orthodox Parish, Niagara Falls
- St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, Niagara Falls
- Serbian Community, St. Catherines, Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
- Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, Kitchener, Ontario
- St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Waterloo, Ontario
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius Serbian Orthodox Missionary Parish, Guelph, Ontario
- https://www.facebook.com/SerbianOrthodoxGuelph/timeline?ref=page_internal
- Serbian Republic Humanitarian Association, Moffat, Ontario
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, London, Ontario
- Serbian Community, Sarnia, Ontario
- St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church, Incorporated, Eagle (West Lorne, Ontario) (Unaffiliated)
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Gracanica Serbian Orthodox Church Incorporated, Windsor, Ontario
- St. Dimitrije Serbian Orthodox Church Incorporated, Windsor
- Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church (Parascheva of the Balkans) Serbian Orthodox Parish, Lakeshore, Ontario, under the jurisdiction of Bishop Mitrofan and the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada, not incorporated.
Northern Ontario
- Chapel-place of Worship, Geraldton, Ontario
- Saints Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church, Sudbury, Ontario
- St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Manitoba
- The Serbian Cultural Society "Kolo", Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Parish, Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
- Western Episcopal Residence, Regina, Saskatchewan
- Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church (Regina)
- Saint Petka Parish, Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Serbian Community, North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Alberta
- St. Simon Mirotocivi Serbian Orthodox Church, Inc. Calgary, Alberta
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Edmonton, Alberta
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Mission Parish, Lethbridge, Alberta
British Columbia
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Parish, Vancouver, British Columbia
- St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, Burnaby, British Columbia
- St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Parish, Kelowna, British Columbia
- Serbian Community of Victoria, British Columbia
Structure of the SOC in the US and Canada
The four dioceses of the Church in North America are the Dioceses of Eastern (Bishop Irinej), Midwestern (Bishop Longin), and Western (Bishop Maxim) United States and the Diocese of Canada (Mitrophan (Kodić). (Personnel as of 2016[update])
The Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, during its regular session on 21 May 2009, based on a recommendation of the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, relative to the restructuring of the existing Dioceses in North and South America, rendered the following decision confirming the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, according to which the Dioceses of the Church on that territory will be restructured:
1. THE METROPOLITANATE OF LIBERTYVILLE-CHICAGO, led by Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, with its see at the Monastery of St. Sava in Libertyville (encompassing the Monastery of St. Sava in Libertyville and the Cathedral Church of the Holy Resurrection with its three parishes), whose Metropolitan shall be the President of the Episcopal and Central Church Councils and the Clergy-Laity Assembly, and therefore the ex officio representative of the Serbian Orthodox Church on that territory.
2. THE DIOCESE OF NEW GRACANICA-MIDWESTERN AMERICA, led by Bishop Longin (Krčo), with its see at the Monastery of New Gračanica (encompassing all the Church-School Congregations, Parishes and Monasteries in Chicago - save the Holy Resurrection Cathedral - and the other Midwestern American States of the previous Metropolitanate of Midwestern American, as well as all of the Church-School Congregations, Parishes and Monasteries of the previous Diocese for America and Canada of the New Gračanica Metropolitanate on the territory of the previous Metropolitanate of Midwestern America).
3. THE DIOCESE OF EASTERN AMERICA, led by Bishop Irinej Dobrijević, with its see in New York City (encompassing all of the Church-School Congregations, Parishes and Monasteries of the current Eastern American Diocese and the Church-School Congregations, Parishes and Monasteries of the previous Diocese for America and Canada of the New Gračanica Metropolitanate on the territory of Eastern America).
4. THE DIOCESE OF WESTERN AMERICA, led by Bishop Maksim Vasiljević, with its see in Los Angeles/Alhambra (encompassing all of the Church-School Congregations, Parishes, and Monasteries of the current Western American Diocese and the Church-School Congregations, and Parishes of the previous Diocese for America and Canada of the New Gračanica Metropolitanate on the territory of Western America).
5. THE DIOCESE OF CANADA, led by Bishop Mitrofan (Kodić), with its see in Milton (encompassing all of the Church-School Congregations, Parishes, and Monasteries of the current Canadian Diocese and the Church-School Congregations and Parishes of the previous Diocese for America and Canada of the New Gračanica Metropolitanate on the territory of Canada).
See also
Other Serbian Orthodox Eparchies
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America - bishop Kirilo Bojović[5]
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada - bishop Mitrofan Kodić
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America - bishop Irinej Dobrijević
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America - bishop Longin Krčo
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America - bishop Maksim Vasiljević
Monasteries
- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America, Libertyville, Illinois
- New Gračanica Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America, Third Lake, Illinois
- Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America, located at Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Alhambra, California
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario)
- Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford
- St. Pachomious Monastery
- St. Archangel Michael Skete
- Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
- St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery
- St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete
- Shadeland: Most Holy Mother Of God Monastery (Springboro, Pennsylvania)
- Sheffield Lake, Ohio: St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Sheffield, Ohio)
- Richfield, Ohio: Synaxis: St. Archangel Gabriel Serbian Orthodox Monastery, also known as "New Marcha", Richfield, Ohio
- St. Nikolaj of Žiča Monastery (China, Michigan)
Schools and Academies
Notable churches
- Trinity Chapel Complex, Manhattan, New York
- St. Sava Church (Douglas, Alaska)
- Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, Galveston, Texas
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Merrillville, Indiana)
- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Milwaukee), Wisconsin
- St. Sava Church (Jackson, California)
Museum
National Anthems
- God of Justice :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQRiq8FoubQ
- Vostani Serbije
- Ona Namo
- Original Anthem of Montenegro - Oj Junaštva Svijetla Zoro ("Oh Bright Dawn of Heroism"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFMKw7yByYE
References
- ^ "Diocese of Canada at SerbOrth.org." Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America. Retrieved on February 27, 2011. "Episcopal Residence: Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery, 7470 McNiven Rd., RR #3, Campbellville, Ontario L0P 1B0"
- ^ https://www.monteaglemonastery.org/
- ^ "St. Basil of Ostrog, Serbian Orthodox Parish in Halifax, Canada."
- ^ "Parish History". Црква Света Тројица.
- ^ "The First Serbian Bishop of Buenos Aires and South-Central America Kiril (Bojovic) enthroned | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]".
Sources
- Vuković, Sava (1998). History of the Serbian Orthodox Church in America and Canada 1891–1941. Kragujevac: Kalenić.
- Istočnik of Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada: http://www.istocnik.ca