Archbishopric of Ohrid

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The Archbishopric of Ohrid was an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical jurisdiction centered in Ohrid that historically served as a major religious and cultural authority in the Balkans.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Archbishopric of Ohrid canonical 2
Ohrid Archbishopric 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archbishopric
autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
appliesToJurisdiction Balkans
country Byzantine Empire
dissolved 1767
dissolvedBy Ottoman Empire
Sultan Mustafa III
linked to: Mustafa III
followedBy Bulgarian Exarchate
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
Serbian Orthodox Church
foundedBy Byzantine Empire
Emperor Basil II
linked to: Basil II
hasTitle Archbishop of Justiniana Prima and All Bulgaria
Archbishop of Ohrid and All Bulgaria
headquartersLocation Ohrid
heritageDesignation important part of Eastern Orthodox heritage in the Balkans
historicalRegion Balkans
Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia region
inception 1018
jurisdictionType autocephalous
languageUsed Greek
Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
notableClergy Archbishop Demetrios Chomatenos
Archbishop John of Debar
Saint Clement of Ohrid
Saint Naum of Ohrid
precededBy Bulgarian Patriarchate of Ohrid
First Bulgarian Empire ecclesiastical structure
produced Slavic liturgical texts
church canons
hagiographies
recognizedBy Byzantine emperors
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Church
rite Byzantine Rite
seat Ohrid
significance important center of Slavic literacy and culture
major religious authority in the medieval Balkans
significantPlace Ohrid
subordinateTo nominally Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
territoryIncluded parts of present-day Albania
parts of present-day Bulgaria
parts of present-day Greece
parts of present-day Kosovo
parts of present-day North Macedonia
parts of present-day Serbia

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Macedonian Orthodox Church claimsSuccessionFrom Archbishopric of Ohrid
Jerusalem of the Balkans associatedWith Ohrid Archbishopric
linked to: Archbishopric of Ohrid