Tag: MOC-OA
Macedonia 21.06.23 | 13:20

MOC will organize a protest for protection of the basic religious rights and freedoms

The Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archdiocese (MOC-OA) will organize a  protest on June 29 in Skopje, dedicated on the dignity of the people, freedom, and protection of the basic religious rights. The reason for the protest, MOC  representatives say, is the rejection of their suggestions...

Macedonia 20.06.23 | 19:39

MOC-OA Synod brings bishops of former OOA back into its fold

The Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archdiocese (MOC-OA) brought Tuesday bishops of the former Orthodox Ohrid Archdiocese (OOA) back into its canonical jurisdiction. Metropolitan Jovan will head MOC-OA’s Krushevo-Demir Hisar parish, Bishop Joakim the Deljadrovce-Ilinden parish,...

Macedonia 05.06.23 | 20:29

Long time rebellious fraction of the Macedonian Orthodox Church returns to the fold

The Orthodox Ohrid Archdiocese (OOA) incorporated into the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archdiocese (MOC-OA) through a service in Ohrid-based church St. Sophia on Monday. The service was held on occasion of the anniversary from the presentation of the act of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC)...

Balkans 04.01.23 | 13:59

SOC: MOC-OA is defacto not yet an autocephalous church

The Serbian Orthodox Church will accept any name for the MOC-OA, which will be the result of a pan-Orthodox consensus because, with the Tomos of the SOC on autocephaly, that question is left open and not resolved. This is how the bishop of Bačka, Irinej Bulović, in an interview with Serbian “Pecat”,...

Macedonia 13.06.22 | 08:24

MOC-OA to hold liturgy with the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Church of Holy Trinity near Taksim Square

With expressed joy for the established liturgical and canonical unity of the Ohrid Archbishopric with the other Orthodox churches, which removes the decades-long schism imposed on our Church, yesterday Ecumenical Patriarchate Bartholomew and Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid held their first joint patriarchal...