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
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