Metropolitanate of Skopje
Metropolitanate of Skopje Митрополија скопска Μητρόπολις Σκόπιάς | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Region of Skopje |
| Headquarters | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church – autonomous Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric |
| Established | 2002 |
| Dissolved | 2023 |
| Language | Church Slavonic |
| Leadership | |
| Bishop | Jovan Vraniškovski (2002–2023) |
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| Metropolitanate of Skopje | |
The Metropolitanate of Skopje (Serbian: Митрополија скопска; Greek: Μητρόπολις Σκόπιάς) was an Eastern Orthodox eparchy, under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, an autonomous and canonical branch of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North Macedonia. Its seat was in Skopje. It was a metropolitan diocese of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, headed by Archbishop Jovan (Vraniškovski) of Ohrid, who was also styled Metropolitan of Skopje. In 2022, the dispute between the Serbian and Macedonian churches was resolved. The whole Ohrid Archbishopric was abolished in 2023 and merged in the Macedonian Orthodox Church.