Debar-Kicevo Orthodox Diocese of the MOC (17. ⅶ 1967) – founded by the Church-People’s Council in Oh-Reed, when the autocephaly of the Ohrid Archbishopric and declared MOC, named as the Great Diocese. At 7. ⅹ 1968 The Cathedral in Oh-Reed was renamed Debar-Near-Kicevo Diocese. The diocese covers the territory of the Hierarchial Trends: Ohrid, Struga, Resen, Kicevo, Debar and Makedonski Brod. In 1979 The reset of Resen is separated from the Debar-Kicevo and joined the Prespa-Pelagonia diocese. The Diocese of Veliche was led by the Bishop of Great Methodius (Gorgi Poposki) (1967-1968). After a year he received the title Metropolitan Debar-Nar-Kicevski (based in OH-Reed) and managed the diocese until his death (1976). One year (1976-1977) administered Bishop Pelagonija Angelary (Cvetko Krsteski), who in 1977. He was elected Metropolitan Debar-Kicevski and managed the diocese to his election for head (18. ⅷ 1981). The third metropolitan of the Debarkočevo Diocese is Timothy (Slave Jovanovski) (from 20. IX 1981), which by mid-1995. Administered with the diocese, but carries an Australian title, and since 1995, Debar-Kicevski is title. The diocese has about 90,000 Orthodox believers, over 300 churches and 20 monasteries. The most significant are the churches “St. Sofia “and” St. The Virgin Periblepta “and the monasteries” St. Clement and Panteleimon “On Plaoshnik, with the grave and relics of St. Clement, “St. Naum Ohridski, “with the grave of St. Naum, “St. John The Theologian Kaneo, “” St. Yo-Van Baptist-Bigorski, “” St. Virgin “- с. Manastant, Makedonski Brod, “St. George “- S. Rajčica etc. Lit.: Ratomir Grozdanoski, Stefan Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonian, Skopje, 2000; Ivan Snarar, the historus of the Ohrid Archbishopia, and-ⅱ (second photo edition, Sofia, 1995); Done Ilievski, the Macedonian Orthodox priesthood in the struggle for national and church freedom, Skopje, 1987; The same, the meaning of some resistance against the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, Skopje, 1970; The same, the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, Skopje, 1972. Rat. Gr.
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