Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe
St. Sava Church, Paris
Location
TerritoryFrance, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal.
HeadquartersParis, France
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1963
CathedralChurch of St Sava, Paris
LanguageChurch Slavonic
Serbian
Current leadership
BishopJustin Jeremić
Map
Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Western, Central and Northern Europe
Website
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe (Serbian: Српска православна епархија западноевропска / Srpska pravoslavna eparhija zapadnoevropska,[1] French: Diocèse d'Europe occidentale) is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese in Western Europe. It has its headquarters in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The church has parishes in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain.[2] It also has two parishes in Portugal. Between 1997 and 2021, diocesan bishop was Luka Kovačević, who died in 2021. In May 2022, Justin (Jeremić) was elected new bishop.[3]

  1. ^ PSCO Luzern: Eparhija zapadnoevropska ("Diocese of Western Europe") (in Serbian)
  2. ^ "Paroisses." Diocese of France and Western Europe. Retrieved on 27 February 2011. "EGLISE ORTHODOXE SERBE / BP177 - 75864 Paris - 23 rue du Simplon - 75018 Paris"
  3. ^ ""BLIC" SAZNAJE: Sabor SPC odlučio - Jerotije na čelu Šabačke eparhije, patrijarh Porfirije ostaje administrator u Zagrebu". Blic. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.