Eastern Catholic church
The Macedonian Greek Catholic Church [a] or Macedonian Byzantine Catholic Church is a sui juris Eastern Catholic church in full union with the Catholic Church which uses the Macedonian language in the liturgy. The Macedonian Greek Catholic Church comprises a single eparchy, the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje .[1]
History
An Apostolic Exarch was appointed for Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia as early as 1883 and lasting until 1922/1924 as part of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church .[4] After the end of World War I and the foundation of Yugoslavia , the Vicariate was absorbed into the Eparchy of Križevci .
In January 2001, a separate Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia was formed for Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine Rite in North Macedonia . It was separated from the Eparchy of Križevci and constituted as directly subject to the Holy See.[5] On the same day (11 January 2001) the Holy See appointed the Latin Bishop of Skopje as the first Apostolic Exarch of North Macedonia .[6]
Statistics
As of 2017[update] , the Church's membership was estimated at approximately 11,374 faithful, with one bishop, 8 parishes, 16 priests, and 18 religious sisters.[7]
Year
Members
Priests
Parishes
2000
10,000
10
8
2001
6,320
9
5
2002
11,000
8
5
2003
11,367
8
5[8]
2004
11,367[9]
9
5[8]
2005
11,398
9
5[9]
2006
11,483
8
5[10]
2007
11,491
8
5[11]
2008
15,175
10
6[12]
2009
15,041
11
7[13]
2010
15,037
11
7[7]
2016
11,336
16
8[3]
2017
11,374
16
8[3]
List of Hierarchs
Apostolic Exarchs
Eparchs of Strumica
Kiro Stojanov (2018–present), Latin Church Bishop of Skopje
See also
Notes
^ Latin : Ecclesiae Graecae Catholico Macedonica ; Macedonian : Македонска грчка католичка црква
References
External links
Dioceses Churches Bishops Relations See also