Diocese of Central Europe
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The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Central Europe is a Serbian Orthodox Church
diocese in central Europe. It has its headquarters in Hildesheim-Himmelsthür, Germany
. The diocese operates churches in Austria
, Germany, and Switzerland
.
By July 2011 a new Eparchy of Austria, Switzerland and Italy was installed, by now administrated by Irinej (Mirko Bulović), bishop of Bačka
.
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
diocese in central Europe. It has its headquarters in Hildesheim-Himmelsthür, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The diocese operates churches in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Germany, and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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By July 2011 a new Eparchy of Austria, Switzerland and Italy was installed, by now administrated by Irinej (Mirko Bulović), bishop of Bačka
Eparchy of Backa
The Eparchy of Bačka is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Bačka region, Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina and seat of the eparchy is in Novi Sad.-History:...
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