Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje

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Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje
Assumption of Our Lady Church Strumica 3.jpg
Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica
Location
CountryFlag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia
Ecclesiastical province Immediately subject to the Holy See
Headquarters Strumica
Statistics
Area25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2015)
  • 2,100,000
  • 11,374 (0.54%)
Parishes8
Information
Sui iuris church Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Rite Byzantine
EstablishedJanuary 11, 2001
Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica
Patron saintthe Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests 16
LanguageMacedonian
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Kiro Stojanov
Website
Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje

The Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje is the only eparchy of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. It is situated in North Macedonia. The eparchy is an Immediately subject to the Holy See.

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History

Eparchial bishops

The following is a list of the Apostolic Exarchs and the Eparchial Bishops of the eparchy and their terms of service:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elevazione dell'Esarcato Apostolico per i fedeli cattolici di rito bizantino residenti nella ex-Repubblica Jugoslava di Macedonia ad Eparchia e nomina del primo Vescovo Eparchiale". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 31 May 2018.
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