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Eparchy of Banat

January 01, 1970

The Eparchy of Banat (Serbian: Банатска епархија, romanized: Banatska eparhija) is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Banat region, Serbia. It is mostly situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, while the eparchy also includes a small south-western part of Banat that belongs to the City of Belgrade as well as village of Ostrovo that belongs to the city of Požarevac. The seat of the eparchy is in Vršac.

Eparchy of Banat

Банатска епархија
Banatska eparhija
Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Vršac
Location
TerritorySerbian Banat
HeadquartersVršac, Serbia
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1932
CathedralCathedral of Saint Nicholas, Vršac
LanguageChurch Slavonic
Serbian
Current leadership
BishopNikanor Bogunović
Map

History edit

 
Serbian Patriarch Makarije I
 
Serbian Patriarch Arsenije III
 
Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV
 
Serbian Patriarch Josif Rajačić, former Bishop of Vršac

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vršac was one of several eparchies created on the territory of Banat during the 16th century under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. By the time of the accession of Serbian patriarch Makarije I (1557), much of the Banat region was already conquered by the Turks, who took over Temeswar in 1552.[1] The region was organized as a Turkish eyalet (province) named the Eyalet of Temeşvar.

During Turkish rule in the 16th and 17th centuries, Banat was mainly populated by Serbs (also called Rascians) in the west and Vlachs (Romanians) in the east. In some historical sources it was referred to as Rascia and in others as Wallachia. Both Serbs and Romanians in Banat were Orthodox Christians. In some parts of Banat, Serbs were so numerous that the entire region was sometimes called "Rascia" ("the land of the Serbs", 1577).[2]

At the beginning of the Austro-Turkish War (1593–1606), in the spring of 1594, Serbs in Banat started an uprising against Turkish rule. The local Romanians also participated in this uprising. Rebels took Vršac and various other towns in Banat and started negotiations with Prince of Transylvania. One of the leaders of the uprising was Serbian Orthodox Bishop Theodore.[3]

During the Austro-Turkish War (1683–1699), Serbian patriarch Arsenije III sided with Austrians and appointed Spiridon Štibica as the new Bishop of Vršac in 1694. Austrian troops took over parts of Banat, and the Eparchy of Vršac was officially recognized as a diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church by charter of emperor Leopold I in 1695.

Under the Treaty of Karlowitz (1699) the Banat remained under Turkish administration. At the beginning of the Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718), when Prince Eugene of Savoy took the Banat region from the Turks, Serbian Bishop of Vršac was Mojsije Stanojević. He sided with the Austrians and secured official confirmation. After the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718), the region became an Austrian province and was renamed as the Banat of Temeswar.

The Eparchy of Vršac at first went under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Belgrade.[4] During the Austro-Turkish War (1737–1739), Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV sided with the Austrians and made his residence in Sremski Karlovci. The Eparchy of Vršac remained under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Karlovci, until 1920, when the united Serbian Patriarchate was re-created.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the prominent Serbian bishops of Vršac were Jovan Đorđević, who became Metropolitan of Karlovci in 1769, and Josif Rajačić, who became Metropolitan of Karlovci in 1842 and Serbian Patriarch in 1848.

During the First World War (1914–1918), many Serbian priests and parish councilors of the Eparchy of Vršac were persecuted, imprisoned or sent to concentration camps by the authorities of Austria-Hungary. The region of Banat was liberated and united with Serbia in 1918, becoming part of newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). The new border with Romania was established in 1919. The Eparchy of Vršac was reorganized and renamed as the Eparchy of Banat in 1931.

During the Second World War, the territory of the eparchy was occupied by forces of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. German forces committed numerous atrocities against orthodox Serbs in Banat and also against local Jews and Gypsies. After the Liberation in 1944 and the establishment of new communist regime in Yugoslavia, the Eparchy of Banat was kept under constant political pressure, until the collapse of the communist one-party system (1988–1990).

Monasteries edit

Bishops edit

 
Bishop Georgije Letić
 
Bishop Vikentije Vujić

From the middle of 16th century up to the beginning of the 18th century, under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć, Bishops of Vršac were styled as titular metropolitans, as was customary for all diocesan bishops. Later, under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Karlovci, diocesans of Vršac were simply styled as bishops. Title was changed from "Vršac" to "Banat" after territorial reorganization in 1931.

Bishops of Vršac edit

  • Teodor (1594)
  • Simeon (1619)
  • Antonije (1622)
  • Teodosije (1662)
  • Spiridon Štibica (1694–1699)
  • Mojsije Stanojević (1713–1726)
  • Nikola Dimitrijević (1726–1728)
  • Maksim Nestorović (1728–1738)
  • Jeftimije Damjanović (1739)
  • Isaije Antonović (1741–1748)
  • Jovan Đorđević (1749–1769)
  • Vikentije Popović-Hadžilovac (1774–1785)
  • Josif Jovanović Šakabenta (1786–1805)
  • Petar Jovanović Vidak (1806–1818)
  • Maksim Manuilović (1829–1833)
  • Josif Rajačić (1833–1842)
  • Stefan Popović (1843–1849)
  • Emilijan Kengelac (1853–1885)
  • Nektarije Dimitrijević (1887–1895)
  • Gavrilo Zmejanović (1896–1919)
  • Ilarion Radović (1922–1929)

Bishops of Banat edit

  • Georgije Letić (1931–1935)
  • Irinej Ćirić (1935–1936; administrator of the eparchy)
  • Vikentije Vujić (1936–1939)
  • Damaskin Grdanički (1939–1947)
  • Visarion Kostić (1951–1979)
  • Sava Vuković (1980–1985; administrator of the eparchy)
  • Amfilohije Radović (1985–1990)
  • Atanasije Jevtić (1991–1992)
  • Hrizostom Stolić (1992–2003)
  • Nikanor Bogunović (2003–present)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 119.
  2. ^ Palffy 2001, p. 109-132.
  3. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 141-142.
  4. ^ Точанац 2008, p. 151-166.

Sources edit

  • Шематизам Српске православне епархије вршачке за годину 1898, Вршац 1899.
  • Иларион Зеремски, Српски манастири у Банату, њихов постанак, прошлост и одношај према Румунима, Сремски Карловци 1907.
  • Ивић, Алекса (1929). Историја Срба у Војводини. Матица Српска.
  • Радослав Грујић, Духовни живот, in : Војводина (collection of papers), књ. 1, Нови Сад 1939, стр. 330–414.
  • Поповић, Душан Ј. (1957). Срби у Војводини. књ. 1: Од најстаријих времена до Карловачког мира, 1699. Матица српска.
  • Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08149-7.
  • Вуковић, Сава (1996). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Евро, Унирекс, Каленић.
  • Stephenson, Paul (2000). Byzantium's Balkan Frontier: A Political Study of the Northern Balkans, 900–1204. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-77017-3.
  • Fodor, Pál; Dávid, Géza, eds. (2000). Ottomans, Hungarians, and Habsburgs in Central Europe: The Military Confines in the Era of Ottoman Conquest. BRILL. ISBN 9004119078.
  • Palffy, Geza (2001). "The Impact of the Ottoman rule on Hungary" (PDF). Hungarian Studies Review. 28 (1–2): 109–132.
  • Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.
  • Точанац, Исидора (2008). Српски народно-црквени сабори (1718-1735). Београд: Историјски институт САНУ. ISBN 9788677430689.
  • Ingrao, Charles; Samardžić, Nikola; Pešalj, Jovan, eds. (2011). The Peace of Passarowitz, 1718. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557535948.
  • Банат кроз векове, Београд 2010. (collection of papers)

External links edit

  • Official site of the Eparchy of Banat

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Eparchy of Banat news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Eparchy of Banat Serbian Banatska eparhiјa romanized Banatska eparhija is an ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Banat region Serbia It is mostly situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina while the eparchy also includes a small south western part of Banat that belongs to the City of Belgrade as well as village of Ostrovo that belongs to the city of Pozarevac The seat of the eparchy is in Vrsac Eparchy of BanatBanatska eparhiјaBanatska eparhijaCathedral of Saint Nicholas VrsacLocationTerritorySerbian BanatHeadquartersVrsac SerbiaInformationDenominationEastern OrthodoxSui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox ChurchEstablished1932CathedralCathedral of Saint Nicholas VrsacLanguageChurch SlavonicSerbianCurrent leadershipBishopNikanor BogunovicMap Contents 1 History 2 Monasteries 3 Bishops 3 1 Bishops of Vrsac 3 2 Bishops of Banat 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Serbian Patriarch Makarije I nbsp Serbian Patriarch Arsenije III nbsp Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV nbsp Serbian Patriarch Josif Rajacic former Bishop of Vrsac The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vrsac was one of several eparchies created on the territory of Banat during the 16th century under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Pec By the time of the accession of Serbian patriarch Makarije I 1557 much of the Banat region was already conquered by the Turks who took over Temeswar in 1552 1 The region was organized as a Turkish eyalet province named the Eyalet of Temesvar During Turkish rule in the 16th and 17th centuries Banat was mainly populated by Serbs also called Rascians in the west and Vlachs Romanians in the east In some historical sources it was referred to as Rascia and in others as Wallachia Both Serbs and Romanians in Banat were Orthodox Christians In some parts of Banat Serbs were so numerous that the entire region was sometimes called Rascia the land of the Serbs 1577 2 nbsp Jurisdiction of Serbian Patriarchate in 16th and 17th century nbsp Eyalet of Temesvar in 16th century nbsp Uprising in Banat in 1594 At the beginning of the Austro Turkish War 1593 1606 in the spring of 1594 Serbs in Banat started an uprising against Turkish rule The local Romanians also participated in this uprising Rebels took Vrsac and various other towns in Banat and started negotiations with Prince of Transylvania One of the leaders of the uprising was Serbian Orthodox Bishop Theodore 3 During the Austro Turkish War 1683 1699 Serbian patriarch Arsenije III sided with Austrians and appointed Spiridon Stibica as the new Bishop of Vrsac in 1694 Austrian troops took over parts of Banat and the Eparchy of Vrsac was officially recognized as a diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church by charter of emperor Leopold I in 1695 nbsp Eyalet of Temesvar in 17th century nbsp Eyalet of Temesvar and surrounding regions in 1683 nbsp Eyalet of Temesvar from 1699 to 1716 Under the Treaty of Karlowitz 1699 the Banat remained under Turkish administration At the beginning of the Austro Turkish War 1716 1718 when Prince Eugene of Savoy took the Banat region from the Turks Serbian Bishop of Vrsac was Mojsije Stanojevic He sided with the Austrians and secured official confirmation After the Treaty of Passarowitz 1718 the region became an Austrian province and was renamed as the Banat of Temeswar nbsp Banat of Temeswar from 1718 to 1739 nbsp Banat of Temeswar from 1739 to 1751 nbsp Banat of Temeswar from 1751 to 1778 The Eparchy of Vrsac at first went under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Belgrade 4 During the Austro Turkish War 1737 1739 Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV sided with the Austrians and made his residence in Sremski Karlovci The Eparchy of Vrsac remained under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Karlovci until 1920 when the united Serbian Patriarchate was re created During the 18th and 19th centuries the prominent Serbian bishops of Vrsac were Jovan Đorđevic who became Metropolitan of Karlovci in 1769 and Josif Rajacic who became Metropolitan of Karlovci in 1842 and Serbian Patriarch in 1848 nbsp Voivodeship of Serbia and Temes Banat 1849 1860 nbsp Residence of Serbian Orthodox Bishop in Vrsac nbsp Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Vrsac During the First World War 1914 1918 many Serbian priests and parish councilors of the Eparchy of Vrsac were persecuted imprisoned or sent to concentration camps by the authorities of Austria Hungary The region of Banat was liberated and united with Serbia in 1918 becoming part of newly created Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes Yugoslavia The new border with Romania was established in 1919 The Eparchy of Vrsac was reorganized and renamed as the Eparchy of Banat in 1931 During the Second World War the territory of the eparchy was occupied by forces of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944 German forces committed numerous atrocities against orthodox Serbs in Banat and also against local Jews and Gypsies After the Liberation in 1944 and the establishment of new communist regime in Yugoslavia the Eparchy of Banat was kept under constant political pressure until the collapse of the communist one party system 1988 1990 Monasteries editVojlovica monastery near Pancevo Old monastery founded in the 15th 16th century Mesic monastery near Vrsac Old monastery founded in the 15th 16th century Srediste monastery near Vrsac Old monastery founded in the 15th 16th century Bavaniste monastery near Kovin By local tradition founded in the 15th 16th century and destroyed in 1716 Rebuilt in 1858 Holy Trinity monastery in Kikinda New monastery built in 1885 1887 as a foundation of Melanija Nikolic Gajcic Saint Melanija monastery in Zrenjanin New monastery founded in 1935 by bishop Georgije Letic Hajducica monastery near Plandiste New monastery founded in 1939 Bishops edit nbsp Bishop Georgije Letic nbsp Bishop Vikentije Vujic From the middle of 16th century up to the beginning of the 18th century under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Pec Bishops of Vrsac were styled as titular metropolitans as was customary for all diocesan bishops Later under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Karlovci diocesans of Vrsac were simply styled as bishops Title was changed from Vrsac to Banat after territorial reorganization in 1931 Bishops of Vrsac edit Teodor 1594 Simeon 1619 Antonije 1622 Teodosije 1662 Spiridon Stibica 1694 1699 Mojsije Stanojevic 1713 1726 Nikola Dimitrijevic 1726 1728 Maksim Nestorovic 1728 1738 Jeftimije Damjanovic 1739 Isaije Antonovic 1741 1748 Jovan Đorđevic 1749 1769 Vikentije Popovic Hadzilovac 1774 1785 Josif Jovanovic Sakabenta 1786 1805 Petar Jovanovic Vidak 1806 1818 Maksim Manuilovic 1829 1833 Josif Rajacic 1833 1842 Stefan Popovic 1843 1849 Emilijan Kengelac 1853 1885 Nektarije Dimitrijevic 1887 1895 Gavrilo Zmejanovic 1896 1919 Ilarion Radovic 1922 1929 Bishops of Banat edit Georgije Letic 1931 1935 Irinej Ciric 1935 1936 administrator of the eparchy Vikentije Vujic 1936 1939 Damaskin Grdanicki 1939 1947 Visarion Kostic 1951 1979 Sava Vukovic 1980 1985 administrator of the eparchy Amfilohije Radovic 1985 1990 Atanasije Jevtic 1991 1992 Hrizostom Stolic 1992 2003 Nikanor Bogunovic 2003 present See also editSerbian Orthodox Church Religion in Serbia Religion in Vojvodina List of the Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox ChurchReferences edit Cirkovic 2004 p 119 Palffy 2001 p 109 132 Cirkovic 2004 p 141 142 Tochanac 2008 p 151 166 Sources editShematizam Srpske pravoslavne eparhiјe vrshachke za godinu 1898 Vrshac 1899 Ilarion Zeremski Srpski manastiri u Banatu њihov postanak proshlost i odnoshaј prema Rumunima Sremski Karlovci 1907 Iviћ Aleksa 1929 Istoriјa Srba u Voјvodini Matica Srpska Radoslav Gruјiћ Duhovni zhivot in Voјvodina collection of papers kњ 1 Novi Sad 1939 str 330 414 Popoviћ Dushan Ј 1957 Srbi u Voјvodini kњ 1 Od naјstariјih vremena do Karlovachkog mira 1699 Matica srpska Fine John Van Antwerp Jr 1991 The Early Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century Michigan The University of Michigan Press ISBN 0 472 08149 7 Vukoviћ Sava 1996 Srpski јerarsi od devetog do dvadesetog veka Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century Evro Unireks Kaleniћ Stephenson Paul 2000 Byzantium s Balkan Frontier A Political Study of the Northern Balkans 900 1204 Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 77017 3 Fodor Pal David Geza eds 2000 Ottomans Hungarians and Habsburgs in Central Europe The Military Confines in the Era of Ottoman Conquest BRILL ISBN 9004119078 Palffy Geza 2001 The Impact of the Ottoman rule on Hungary PDF Hungarian Studies Review 28 1 2 109 132 Cirkovic Sima 2004 The Serbs Malden Blackwell Publishing ISBN 9781405142915 Tochanac Isidora 2008 Srpski narodno crkveni sabori 1718 1735 Beograd Istoriјski institut SANU ISBN 9788677430689 Ingrao Charles Samardzic Nikola Pesalj Jovan eds 2011 The Peace of Passarowitz 1718 West Lafayette Purdue University Press ISBN 9781557535948 Banat kroz vekove Beograd 2010 collection of papers External links editOfficial site of the Eparchy of Banat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eparchy of Banat amp oldid 1142633075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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