Eparchy of Timok

Eparchy of Timok () is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering Timok Valley region in eastern Serbia (Zaječar District and Bor District).

The episcopal see is located at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos, Zaječar. Its headquarters and bishop's residence are also in Zaječar.

History

Diocese was established in 1833, as a diocese within the Metropolitanate of Belgrade. It was abolished in 1886, but re-established in 1891.

List of bishops

• Dositej Novaković (1834–1854)
• Gerasim Stojković (1854–1865)
• Evgenije Simeonović (1865–1880)
• Mojsije Veresić (1880–1883)
• Melentije Vujić (1891–1913)
• Irinej Ćirić (1919–1921)
• Emilijan Piperković (1922–1970)
• Metodije Muždeka (1970–1977)
• Milutin Stojadinović (1977–1992)
• Justin Stefanović (1992–2014)
• Ilarion Golubović (2014–present)

Notable monasteries

• Bukovo
• Vratna

Gallery

See also

• List of eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church

References

Bibliography

External links

• Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Timok (official pages)
• Serbian Orthodox Church (2020): Festival of Christian culture in the Diocese of Timok
• Orthodox Times (2019): Ten years of Episcopal Ministry of Bishop Ilarion of the Timok