Metropolitanate of Skopje

Metropolitanate of Skopje

Митрополија скопска
Μητρόπολις Σκόπιάς
Location
TerritoryRegion of Skopje
HeadquartersSkopje, North Macedonia
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church – autonomous Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Established4th Century
LanguageChurch Slavonic
Current leadership
BishopJovan Vraniškovski (2002–2023)
Website
Metropolitanate of Skopje
Eparchies of Serbian Orthodox Church, including Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
Serbian Patriarch Varnava Rosić (1930–1937), who previously was Metropolitan of Skopje from 1920 to 1930
Archbishop Jovan Vraniškovski of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje

The Metropolitanate of Skopje (Serbian: Митрополија скопска; Greek: Μητρόπολις Σκόπιάς) is an Eastern Orthodox eparchy, formerly under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, an autonomous and canonical branch of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North Macedonia. Its seat is in Skopje. It is a metropolitan diocese of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, headed by Archbishop Jovan Vraniškovski of Ohrid, who is also styled Metropolitan of Skopje.[1]