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

Greek Catholic eparchy in North Macedonia

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

Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica
Location
Country	North Macedonia
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Headquarters	Strumica
Statistics
Area	25,713 km (9,928 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2015) 2,100,000 11,374 (0.54%)
Parishes	8
Information
Sui iuris church	Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine
Established	January 11, 2001
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica
Patron saint	the Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests	16
Language	Macedonian
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
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.

History

January 11, 2001: Established as Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia for the Macedonians from the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci.
May 31, 2018: Elevated in the rank of an eparchy (diocese) as the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje.

Eparchial bishops

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

11 January 2001 – 15 April 2005: Joakim Herbut, Bishop of Skopje
since 20 July 2005: Kiro Stojanov, Bishop of Skopje

References

"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.

External links

Official website
GCatholic.org information on the eparchy
Profile at the Catholic Hierarchy
Official website (in Macedonian)

v t e Catholic Church in North Macedonia
Dioceses	Latin: Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje Byzantine Catholic: Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje
Churches	Latin: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Skopje) Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Bitola) Byzantine Catholic: Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (Strumica) Saint Cyril and Methodius Church (Petralinci)
Bishops	Andrea Bogdani Pjetër Bogdani Daniel Duranti Mihael Summa Gjon Nikollë Kazazi Matija Mazarek Matej Krasniqi Gaspër Krasniqi Paskal Trokshi Lazër Mjeda Janez Frančišek Gnidovec Joakim Herbut Marko Sopi Kiro Stojanov
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to North Macedonia Holy See–North Macedonia relations
See also	International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia Macedonian Caritas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ohrid
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