Diocese of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje, North Macedonia (Macedonian Rite)

Rite: Macedonian (Byzantine)

Name: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje (English) / Beata Maria Vergine Assunta in Strumica–Skopje (Italiano) / Strumnizza (Italiano) / Beatæ Mariæ Virginis in Cælum Assumptæ Strumnitzen(sis)–Scopien(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

History

2001.01.11: Established as Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia / Macedoniæn(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Križevci)
2018.05.31: Promoted as Diocese of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje (English) / Beata Maria Vergine Assunta in Strumica–Skopje (Italiano) / Strumnizza (Italiano) / Beatæ Mariæ Virginis in Cælum Assumptæ Strumnitzen(sis)–Scopien(sis) (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)
2018.10.31: Gained territory from the suppressed Titular Episcopal See of Strumnitza

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.05.31 – ...):

Bishop Kiro Stojanov (65)

Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje (Macedonian Rite)

Bishop Kiro Stojanov (65)
(2018.05.31 – ...)

Bishop of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje of the Macedonians (North Macedonia)
Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia)

Ut unum sint

Born:	1959.04.09 (Radovo, North Macedonia)
Ordained Priest:	1986.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.05.01

Priest of Skopje–Prizren (North Macedonia) (1986.04.06 – 1999.01.04)

Titular Bishop of Centuriones (1999.01.04 – 2005.07.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia) (1999.01.04 – 2005.07.20)

Apostolic Exarch of Macedonia of the Macedonians (North Macedonia) (2005.07.20 – 2018.05.31)

Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia) (2005.07.20 – ...)

Bishop of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje of the Macedonians (North Macedonia) (2018.05.31 – ...)

Apostolic Exarchs of Macedonia (Macedonian Rite)

Bishop Kiro Stojanov (65)
(2005.07.20 – 2018.05.31)

(see above)

Bishop Joakim Herbut
(2001.01.11 – 2005.04.15)

Born:	1928.02.14 (North Macedonia)
Ordained Priest:	1952.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.12.21
Died:	2005.04.15 († 77)

Bishop of Skopje (North Macedonia) (1969.10.02 – 2005.04.15)

Apostolic Exarch of Macedonia of the Macedonians (North Macedonia) (2001.01.11 – 2005.04.15)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Strumica

Saint Nicholas of Ruski Krstur (↑), Saint John XXIII of Sofia (↗), Greece (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 11,440 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 9 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 15 priests (14 diocesan, 1 religious), 16 religious (1 brother, 15 sisters), 4 seminarians

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