Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities

Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities

Канцеларија за сарадњу с црквама и верским заједницама Kancelarija za saradnju s crkvama i verskim zajednicama
Office overview
Formed	2 August 2012 (2012-08-02)
Preceding Office	Ministry of Religion and Diaspora (Informal)
Type	Office
Headquarters	Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2, Belgrade, Serbia
Office executive	Mileta Radojević, Director
Parent Office	Ministry of Justice of Serbia
Website	www.vere.gov.rs

The Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Канцеларија за сарадњу с црквама и верским заједницама / Kancelarija za saradnju s crkvama i verskim zajednicama) is a coordination body of the Government of Serbia.^[1] It was constituted on 2 August 2012 via founding statute of Serbian government.^[2][3]

Organization and jurisdiction

The director is in charge of the Office, and is appointed by the Government of Serbia.^[3] The mandate of the director is 5 years. First director is Mileta Radojević.^[4][5]

The jurisdiction of the Office is established by its founding statute:^[6]

• Affirmation and improvement of freedom of religion
• Cooperation of the state with churches and religious communities and improvement of their position within society
• Affirmation of religious elements in Serbian national identity
• Assistance in protection and preservation of religious elements in national identity of minorities in Serbia
• Cooperation of the state with dioceses based abroad
• Affirmation and development of religious culture
• Assistance in development of religious education
• Assistance in religious construction and preservation of religious cultural heretege
• Providing assistance in improvement of material and social position and status of churches and religious communities

References

1. "Dnevnik (in serbian)". Retrieved 21 November 2013.
2. "ekapija (in serbian)". August 10, 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
3. "Office for cooperation with churches and religious communities, official site, founding statute (in serbian)" (PDF). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
4. "Government of Serbia, official site (in serbian)". Retrieved 21 November 2013.
5. "Serbian orthodox church, official site". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
6. "Office for cooperation with churches and religious communities, official site (in serbian)". Retrieved 22 November 2013.

External links

• Founding statute (in Serbian)
• Official site
• Serbian orthodox church, official site