Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić

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The Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić (Serbian: Епархија Будимљанско-Никшићка or Eparhija Budimljansko-Nikšićka) is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro. It belongs to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. It is mostly situated in eastern Montenegro. The seat of the eparchy is in the Đurđevi Stupovi Cathedral in Berane.

The Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić was split up among the Eparchy of Budimlje and the Eparchy of Onogošt-East Herzegovina (the successor of the Metropolitanate of Lim)

[edit] Territory

Today's Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić contains 10 municipalities of Montenegro: Andrijevica, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Žabljak, Mojkovac, Nikšić, Plav, Plužine, Rožaje, and Šavnik.

[edit] Episcopes and Metropolitans

  • Vasilije (Metropolitan)
  • Makarije I (Metropolitan)
  • Makarije II (Metropolitan)
  • Genadije (Metropolitan)
  • Sava (Metropolitan)
  • Gerasim (Metropolitan)
  • Grigorije (Metropolitan)
  • Jeftimije (Metropolitan)
  • Pajsije (1648 - ?) (Metropolitan)
  • Teofilo Budimljanin (Episcope)
  • Joankije Lipovac (8 December 1939 - ?) (Episcope)
  • Makarije Đorđević (1947 - ?) (Episcope)
  • Joankije Mićović (2002 - Present) (Episcope)

[edit] Monasteries

  • Đurđevi Stupovi Cathedral
  • Nikoljac Monastery
  • Piva Monastery
  • Kosijerevo Monastery
  • Župa Monastery
  • Dobrilovina Monastery
  • Bijela Monastery
  • Podmalinsko Monastery
  • Kaludra Monastery
  • Zagrađe Monastery
  • Šudikova Monastery
  • Boljavac Monastery
  • Podvrh Monastery
  • Somina Monastery
  • Uroševica Monastery
  • Majstorovina Monastery
  • Kičava Monastery
  • Crnča Monastery
  • Bliškova Monastery
  • Brezojevica Monastery