Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia

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The Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia was the high ecclesiastical office held by the missionary and scholar Methodius as he led the Christianization and church organization of the Slavic peoples in that region.

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Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archbishopric
ecclesiastical office
appliesToEthnicGroup Slavic peoples of Great Moravia
Slavs
Western Slavs
linked to: West Slavs
appliesToJurisdiction Moravia
Pannonia
appointedBy Pope Hadrian II
papacy
associatedWith Christianization of Central Europe
Cyrillo-Methodian mission
Saints Cyril and Methodius
country Great Moravia
endTime after 885
late 9th century
foundedBy Pope Hadrian II
hasLanguage Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
hasRole Christianization of Slavs
church organization
missionary leadership
historicalStatus defunct office
liturgicalLanguage Latin
Old Church Slavonic
linked to: Church Slavonic
location Central Europe
Great Moravia
Slavic lands
officeCreatedFor Methodius
officeHolder Methodius
Saint Methodius
partOf Great Moravian Church
region Danube basin
Moravia
Pannonia
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
significantEvent Methodius’s imprisonment by Bavarian clergy
approval of Slavonic liturgy
conflicts with German clergy
startTime 9th century
c. 870
subordinateTo Holy See
Pope
successorOffice Latin-rite dioceses in Central Europe
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Middle Ages
usedScript Cyrillic alphabet
linked to: Cyrillic script

Glagolitic alphabet
linked to: Glagolitic script

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Methodius title Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia