Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral

Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
	Cetinje Monastery, seat of the Metropolitanate
Location
Territory	Montenegro
Headquarters	Cetinje, Montenegro
Information
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church	Serbian Orthodox Church
Established	1219 (as Eparchy of Zeta)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica
Language	Church Slavonic; and Serbian
Current leadership
Bishop	Joanikije II
Map
Website
	mitropolija.com

The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Црногорско-приморска митрополија Српске православне цркве, romanized: Crnogorsko-primorska mitropolija Srpske pravoslavne crkve) is the largest eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in modern Montenegro. Founded in 1219 by Saint Sava as the Eparchy of Zeta,^[1] it has continued to exist, without interruption, up to the present time, and has remained one of the most prominent dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church.^[2] The current Metropolitan bishop is Joanikije II.^[3] His official title is "Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral" (Serbian: Црногорско-приморски митрополит, romanized: Crnogorsko-primorski mitropolit).^[4]

^ Ćirković 2004, p. 43.
^ Aleksov 2014, p. 92-95.
^ N1 2021.
^ "Митрополит црногорско – приморски". Православна Митрополија црногорско-приморска (Званични сајт) (in Serbian). 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

[FOOTNOTEĆirković200443-1] Ćirković 2004, p. 43.

[FOOTNOTEAleksov201492-95-2] Aleksov 2014, p. 92-95.

[FOOTNOTE''N1''2021-3] N1 2021.

[4] "Митрополит црногорско – приморски". Православна Митрополија црногорско-приморска (Званични сајт) (in Serbian). 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

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