• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Friday, May 23, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Orthodox Times (en)
  • Home
  • Orthodoxy
    • Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Mount Athos
      • Archdiocese of America
      • Archdiocese of Australia
      • Church of Crete
    • Patriarchates
      • Patriarchate of Alexandria
      • Patriarchate of Antioch
      • Patriarchate of Moscow
      • Patriarchate of Serbia
      • Patriarchate of Romania
      • Patriarchate of Jerusalem
      • Patriarchate of Bulgaria
      • Patriarchate of Georgia
    • Churches
      • Church of Greece
      • Church of Cyprus
      • Church of Poland
      • Church of Albania
      • Church of Czech and Slovakia
      • Church of Ukraine
  • Politics
    • USA
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Society
    • Greek Diaspora
    • Culture
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
  • Home
  • Orthodoxy
    • Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Mount Athos
      • Archdiocese of America
      • Archdiocese of Australia
      • Church of Crete
    • Patriarchates
      • Patriarchate of Alexandria
      • Patriarchate of Antioch
      • Patriarchate of Moscow
      • Patriarchate of Serbia
      • Patriarchate of Romania
      • Patriarchate of Jerusalem
      • Patriarchate of Bulgaria
      • Patriarchate of Georgia
    • Churches
      • Church of Greece
      • Church of Cyprus
      • Church of Poland
      • Church of Albania
      • Church of Czech and Slovakia
      • Church of Ukraine
  • Politics
    • USA
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Society
    • Greek Diaspora
    • Culture
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
No Result
View All Result
Orthodox Times (en)
No Result
View All Result

Archdiocese of Ohrid: We are the guardian of our name as the Orthodox Church of Macedonia

Feb 23, 2023 | 12:56
in Carousel Front Page, Patriarchate of Serbia
Archdiocese of Ohrid: We are the guardian of our name as the Orthodox Church of Macedonia

By Efi Efthimiou

The Archdiocese of Ohrid is attempting to stand up for what has been taking place lately (and especially since the beginning of the year) around its status.

The Holy Synod of the Church of the neighboring country – which has returned to Eucharistic communion (after decades of isolation) with the other Orthodox Churches just a few months ago and after a relevant decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate – met on Tuesday and issued a statement regarding its declarations of recognition by the other Orthodox Churches.

The Holy Synod of the Bishops of the “Orthodox Church of Macedonia – Ohrid Archdiocese” welcomes the decisions of those Churches that “recognized the Archdiocese as an Autocephalous Church or entered into Eucharistic communion with it.”

The statement says also, “the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archdiocese (MOC-OA) is the custodian of the order and canons that refer to its established name as MOC-OA and its autocephalous status and is guided by its sacred canons, doctrines, sacred scriptures, and sacred tradition”. The Primate and the Bishops-Members of the Holy Synod adhere to them unequivocally, maintain them and do not abandon them.”

The Ohrid Archdiocese, perhaps encouraged by the recent recognition of its Church (by the Romanian, Czech, and Georgian Churches), says it will defend its name as the “Macedonian Orthodox Church”.

This stance is not surprising. We recall that shortly after its recognition by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Archbishop Stefan, in an interview with a Serbian newspaper, pointed out that “we know the sensitivity of our name from the Greek-speaking Churches.

Therefore, we will not ask them to call us by a name they do not like. Since we are the heirs of the famous Archdiocese of Ohrid, calling us by that name on their part is not a problem for us.

But I am convinced that the brothers and the faithful of the Greek-speaking Orthodox world in general, will understand that we cannot be called anything other than Macedonians, that is, that for us, our Church is both Macedonian and Ohrid”.

And then, however, the Archbishop of Ohrid had thanked Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk for the recognition of the “canonical autocephaly by the Russian Orthodox Church” during the recent tour of the Russian hierarch in North Macedonia, with the latter assuring that he would have “the full support of the Moscow Patriarchate”.

The issue is, however, that the decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on May 9, 2022, which “recognizes as the name of this Church the “Ohrid” (meaning the area of this jurisdiction only within the limits of the territory of the state of North Macedonia), as promised in writing to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its Primate, excluding the term “Macedonian” and any other derivative of the word “Macedonia”, is not heard.

The Churches that have recognized the new ecclesiastical entity in the Balkan country, with the exception of Bulgaria, which is awaiting a pan-Orthodox decision on the name issue, do not refer to the “Ohrid Archdiocese” when speaking about the Church of the neighboring country, on the contrary, they include names that include the name “Macedonia”.

Tags: Archbishop Stefan of OhridArchdiocese of Ohrid

Follow OrthodoxTimes.com on Google News and learn all the news about Orthodoxy in Greece and worldwide.

All the latest developments in the Orthodox world, society and humankind, at the moment they happen, at OrthodoxTimes.com


Related Posts

Archbishop of Ohrid leads Funeral Service for victims of deadly nightclub fire in Kočani
Patriarchate of Serbia

Archbishop of Ohrid leads Funeral Service for victims of deadly nightclub fire in Kočani

March 21, 2025
Archbishop of Ohrid to Patriarch of Antioch: We pray for all Orthodox Christians in Syria
Patriarchate of Serbia

Archbishop of Ohrid to Patriarch of Antioch: We pray for all Orthodox Christians in Syria

December 13, 2024
Patriarch of Moscow: Metropolitan Timothy devoted himself to working for good of Macedonian Church
Patriarchate of Moscow

Patriarch of Moscow: Metropolitan Timothy devoted himself to working for good of Macedonian Church

November 27, 2024
Patriarchs of Serbia and Bulgaria extend condolences to Archbishop of Ohrid on passing of Metropolitan of Debar
Patriarchate of Serbia

Patriarchs of Serbia and Bulgaria extend condolences to Archbishop of Ohrid on passing of Metropolitan of Debar

November 27, 2024
Concelebration of the Patriarch of Serbia with the Archbishop of Ohrid: We know that our unity is a miracle
Patriarchate of Serbia

Concelebration of the Patriarch of Serbia with the Archbishop of Ohrid: We know that our unity is a miracle

October 16, 2024
Ohrid Archdiocese expresses its support for Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan Onufriy
Patriarchate of Serbia

Ohrid Archdiocese expresses its support for Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan Onufriy

September 13, 2024
Load More
Next Post
Archbishop of Australia at the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of St Stylianos Parish

Archbishop of Australia at the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of St Stylianos Parish

Latest News

Archdiocese of Australia: Key decisions on Bishop of Meloa and Monastery of Saint George’s Abbot

Archdiocese of Australia: Key decisions on Bishop of Meloa and Monastery of Saint George’s Abbot

by NewsRoom
May 23, 2025 | 10:58
0

The sessions of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of Australia were concluded, having convened in an extraordinary...

Patriarch of Moscow to Japanese Ambassador: The Church shares the mission to care for peace

Patriarch of Moscow to Japanese Ambassador: The Church shares the mission to care for peace

by NewsRoom
May 23, 2025 | 10:03
0

On May 20, 2025, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Russian...

Italian PM: Vatican’s willingness to host Ukraine peace talks is especially valuable

Italian PM: Vatican’s willingness to host Ukraine peace talks is especially valuable

by NewsRoom
May 23, 2025 | 09:46
0

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed the media earlier today regarding the ongoing diplomatic efforts to initiate peace negotiations...

Presentation of the first Spanish-language book on Mount Athos

Presentation of the first Spanish-language book on Mount Athos

by NewsRoom
May 23, 2025 | 09:28
0

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the garden of the Mount Athos Center (Agioritiki Estia) in Thessaloniki hosted the presentation...

Metropolitan Tychikos responds to dismissal: “I respect the decision of the Holy Synod”

Metropolitan Tychikos responds to dismissal: “I respect the decision of the Holy Synod”

by NewsRoom
May 23, 2025 | 09:11
0

Speaking to the faithful gathered outside the Metropolis of Paphos just hours after the Holy Synod of the Church...

Ecumenical Patriarchate: Blasphemy towards God is not a mark of progress

Church of Crete delegation makes urgent visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate

by NewsRoom
May 23, 2025 | 08:55
0

An urgent Synodal delegation from the Church of Crete traveled to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Phanar, as confirmed...

Newsletter

Sign up for our weekly newsletter



Quick Links

  • Orthodoxy
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
  • History
  • Press Releases

Get Social

About Us

Advertise

Contact

Terms Of Use

© 2025 OrthodoxTimes.com
digital world media

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Orthodoxy
    • Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Mount Athos
      • Archdiocese of America
      • Archdiocese of Australia
      • Church of Crete
    • Patriarchates
      • Patriarchate of Alexandria
      • Patriarchate of Antioch
      • Patriarchate of Moscow
      • Patriarchate of Serbia
      • Patriarchate of Romania
      • Patriarchate of Jerusalem
      • Patriarchate of Bulgaria
      • Patriarchate of Georgia
    • Churches
      • Church of Greece
      • Church of Cyprus
      • Church of Poland
      • Church of Albania
      • Church of Czech and Slovakia
      • Church of Ukraine
  • Politics
    • USA
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Society
    • Greek Diaspora
    • Culture
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
  • Greek Version

© 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

SAVE & ACCEPT