He was born as Dimitrije Stojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије Стојковић) on 7 December 1906 in Smederevo, Kingdom of Serbia, to father Lazar and mother Sofija.[2] His family were SerbianPatriarshists from Mavrovo, Ottoman Macedonia.[3] He finished primary school and gymnasium in Belgrade. Dositej entered the theological school in Sremski Karlovci in 1922. He took monastic vows in the Kičevo Monastery in 1924. Between 1924 and 1932 he was a fellowman of Hilandar and then Gračanica. He finished theological school in Bitola in 1937. He graduated from the Theological Faculty in Belgrade in 1942. In 1947 he was appointed administrator of the Patriarchal Court in Sremski Karlovci, and in 1948 he was appointed archimandrite.[1]
The Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church appointed archimandrite Dositej as vicar bishop of Toplica in 1951, as an aide bishop to the Serbian Patriarch. He was included in negotiations to resolve contentious church issues in Macedonia. At the end of 1951, the "Initiative Board" in Skopje demanded from Patriarch Vikentije II that Metropolitan of Skopje, Josif Cvijović be replaced by bishop Dositej. Although the demand was not met, it was followed by several in the coming years, with growing support from the regime.[4] On 4 October 1958, Dositej was uncanonically proclaimed the "Archbishop of Ohrid, and Skopje, and Metropolitan of Macedonia" in an assembly in Ohrid. He then left his regular duties in Belgrade and put himself as the head of this schismatic group, which banned the canonical archiereus Josif Cvijović to return to his eparchy.[citation needed]
Following the Communist regime's pressure[citation needed], the Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church, after its 3–19 June 1959 session, recognized Dositej as the Metropolitan of Skopje. Despite the canonical order, Dositej and two other bishops established the "Synod of the Autonomous Orthodox Church in SR Macedonia". In order to preserve peace, the Serbian Orthodox Assembly formalized Dositej's decisions, as he had committed to that certain irregularities in the constitution of the Macedonian Church be removed. However, in the following years it was shown that gaining autonomy was only an intermediate step towards requesting autocephaly.[5][verification needed]
In an assembly in Ohrid in 1967, the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church was proclaimed, leading to an open schism since the move was not recognized by the Serbian Orthodox Church nor any other autocephalous church. Dositej and the other bishops of the schismatic Macedonian Orthodox Church were indicted in the Serbian Orthodox Church court.[5][verification needed] In the coming years there were repeated negotiations on settlement, but without results.
Slijepčević, Đoko M. (1958). The Macedonian Question: The Struggle for Southern Serbia. Chicago: The American Institute for Balkan Affairs.
Вуковић, Сава (1996). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Београд: Евро.
Пузовић, Предраг (1999). "Раскол у Српској православној цркви - македонско црквено питање (The Rift in the Serbian Orthodox Church - The Macedonian Church Issue)". Вардарски зборник (1): 155–173.
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Dositej II Macedonian Dositeј II English Dositheus II 7 December 1906 20 May 1981 was the Metropolitan of Skopje under the canonical jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1959 to 1967 and Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia as the primate of the self proclaimed Macedonian Orthodox Church until his death in 1981 1 His BeatitudeDositej IIMetropolitan of Skopje and Archbishop of Ohrid and MacedoniaChurchSerbian Orthodox Church until 1967 Macedonian Orthodox Church from 1967 SeeSkopjeInstalled1959Term ended1967Predecessor function established SuccessorAngelarijOther post s Bishop of Toplica 1951 58 Personal detailsBornDimitrije Stojkovic 1906 12 07 7 December 1906Smederevo Kingdom of SerbiaDied20 May 1981 1981 05 20 aged 74 Skopje SR Macedonia SFR YugoslaviaBuriedChurch of St Demetrius SkopjeNationalityYugoslavDenominationEastern OrthodoxyAlma materBitola theological school Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 SourcesBiography editHe was born as Dimitrije Stojkovic Serbian Cyrillic Dimitriјe Stoјkoviћ on 7 December 1906 in Smederevo Kingdom of Serbia to father Lazar and mother Sofija 2 His family were Serbian Patriarshists from Mavrovo Ottoman Macedonia 3 He finished primary school and gymnasium in Belgrade Dositej entered the theological school in Sremski Karlovci in 1922 He took monastic vows in the Kicevo Monastery in 1924 Between 1924 and 1932 he was a fellowman of Hilandar and then Gracanica He finished theological school in Bitola in 1937 He graduated from the Theological Faculty in Belgrade in 1942 In 1947 he was appointed administrator of the Patriarchal Court in Sremski Karlovci and in 1948 he was appointed archimandrite 1 The Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church appointed archimandrite Dositej as vicar bishop of Toplica in 1951 as an aide bishop to the Serbian Patriarch He was included in negotiations to resolve contentious church issues in Macedonia At the end of 1951 the Initiative Board in Skopje demanded from Patriarch Vikentije II that Metropolitan of Skopje Josif Cvijovic be replaced by bishop Dositej Although the demand was not met it was followed by several in the coming years with growing support from the regime 4 On 4 October 1958 Dositej was uncanonically proclaimed the Archbishop of Ohrid and Skopje and Metropolitan of Macedonia in an assembly in Ohrid He then left his regular duties in Belgrade and put himself as the head of this schismatic group which banned the canonical archiereus Josif Cvijovic to return to his eparchy citation needed Following the Communist regime s pressure citation needed the Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church after its 3 19 June 1959 session recognized Dositej as the Metropolitan of Skopje Despite the canonical order Dositej and two other bishops established the Synod of the Autonomous Orthodox Church in SR Macedonia In order to preserve peace the Serbian Orthodox Assembly formalized Dositej s decisions as he had committed to that certain irregularities in the constitution of the Macedonian Church be removed However in the following years it was shown that gaining autonomy was only an intermediate step towards requesting autocephaly 5 verification needed In an assembly in Ohrid in 1967 the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church was proclaimed leading to an open schism since the move was not recognized by the Serbian Orthodox Church nor any other autocephalous church Dositej and the other bishops of the schismatic Macedonian Orthodox Church were indicted in the Serbian Orthodox Church court 5 verification needed In the coming years there were repeated negotiations on settlement but without results He died on 20 May 1981 in Skopje SR Macedonia now in North Macedonia See also editMetropolitanate of SkopjeNotes editReferences edit a b Vukoviћ 1996 p 176 Cairovic Ivica The role of vicar bishop Dositej Stojkovic at the beginning of the church schism in Macedonia in 1958 PDF ResearchGate net Archived from the original PDF on 17 May 2022 Retrieved 17 May 2022 Sovremenost literatura umetnost opstestveni prasanja Republichkata zaednitsa ne kulturata Kn vo Koco Racin 2006 str 79 Puzoviћ 1999 p 163 a b Puzoviћ 1999 p 167 171 Sources editSlijepcevic Đoko M 1958 The Macedonian Question The Struggle for Southern Serbia Chicago The American Institute for Balkan Affairs Vukoviћ Sava 1996 Srpski јerarsi od devetog do dvadesetog veka Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century Beograd Evro Puzoviћ Predrag 1999 Raskol u Srpskoј pravoslavnoј crkvi makedonsko crkveno pitaњe The Rift in the Serbian Orthodox Church The Macedonian Church Issue Vardarski zbornik 1 155 173 Eastern Orthodox Church titles Preceded byJosif Cvijovic Metropolitan of Skopjeof the Serbian Orthodox Church1959 1967 VacantTitle next held byJovan Vraniskovski New title Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedoniaof the Macedonian Orthodox Church1967 1981 Succeeded byAngelarij nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dositej Stojkovic Retrieved from https en 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