Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
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The Macedonian Catholic Church, called the Macedonian Byzantine Catholic Church, is a Byzantine Rite sui juris Eastern Catholic Church in full union with the Roman Catholic Church which uses the Macedonian language in the liturgy.
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[edit] History
The Church was established in 1918 when the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and a small number of Macedonians converted to Catholicism. The Exarchate was abolished in 1924. In 2001 after Yugoslavia was dissolved, the Holy See re-established the Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia. Although the number of faithful of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church is still small - most being Albanians and other peoples of the former Yugoslav republics, the Holy See has since 2001 appointed the Latin Bishops of Skopje to the Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia.
[edit] Statistics
As of 2010, the Church's membership was estimated at approximately 15,037 faithful, with one bishop, 7 parishes, 11 priests, and 18 religious sisters.[1]
[edit] Bishops
- Epifanio Scianow (1895-1924)
- vacant (1924-2001)
- Joakim Herbut (2001-2005)
- Kiro Stojanov (2005-Present)
[edit] References
- ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010". Catholic Near East Welfare Association. http://www.cnewa.org/source-images/Roberson-eastcath-statistics/eastcatholic-stat10.pdf. Retrieved September 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2010 edition.
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