Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland
Location
TerritoryUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1990 (as Britain and Scandinavia)
2024 (as Britain and Ireland)
CathedralSaint Sava Cathedral, Kensington and Chelsea, London
LanguageChurch Slavonic, Serbian, English
Current leadership
BishopNektarije Samardžić
Map
Website
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland (Serbian: Српска православна епархија британско-ирска, romanized: Srpska pravoslavna eparhija britansko-irska) is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering Great Britain and Ireland.

History

The first church congregation was established in 1948 in Birmingham, where Saint Prince Lazar Church was built and consecrated in 1968.

The Eparchy of Britain and Ireland was established in 2024 after spliting the existing Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia in two - creating separate Eparchy of Britain and Ireland and Eparchy of Scandinavia.[1] Nektarije Samardžić was appointed the first bishop of the diocese, enthroned in 2024.[2]

Structure

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland comprises 8 parishes, of which one is in Ireland.[3] The episcopal see is located at the Saint Sava Cathedral in London.

The diocese operates the following churches:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Устоличен епископ лондонски и британско-ирски Нектарије". РТС (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ^ "SPC: Izmene u sastavu Sinoda, izabrani novi episkopi - vikari, formirane nove eparhije". beta.rs. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. ^ https://eparhija.uk/


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