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Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Switzerland

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Switzerland (; ; ; ) is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering Switzerland, Italy, and Malta.

History

At the initiative of Serbian Patriarch German and with the blessing of Bishop Lavrentije of then-Western Europe, the Holy Trinity Parish in Bern was founded in 1969. The first priest in Switzerland was officially appointed as the then-graduate theologian, Father Draško Todorović. After a short time, in 1972, the headquarters of the original parish was moved from Bern to Zurich. A regular place of worship was maintained in Bern.

The single parish for Switzerland was divided in 1993 in three new parishes - Zurich, Bern, and St. Gallen. In 1994, a parish in Basel was also established, and by the end of the 1990s, parishes in Lausanne, Geneva, Lugano, and Lucerne.

Structure

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Switzerland comprises 8 eparchies. The episcopal see is located at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Zurich.

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