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	macedonian orthodox church - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church is a body of Eastern Orthodox Christians faithful residing in the Republic of Macedonia or having migrated from it.
		The move to create a separate Macedonian church in the newly created People's Republic of Macedonia was seen as a move by the Yugoslav Communist leadership to check the influence of the Serb Orthodox Church and the Serbs in general, the relative majority in Yugoslavia.
		The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church agreed with the decisions of the Macedonian Clergy and Laity Assembly in the resolution AS.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Macedonian-Orthodox-Church (1404 words)

	The Greater Albania Ideology and the Macedonian Conflict \| Carl Savich \| Columns \| Serbianna.com
		The Serbian Orthodox and Macedonian Orthodox populations were perceived under the Greater Albania ideology as "the enemy", as "them", as an alien population that threatened the existence of the Albanian population.
		The Serbian Orthodox population was 2.1%, or 42,775.
		The Serbian Orthodox population was 2.0%, or 39,260.
	www.serbianna.com /columns/savich/018.shtml (6144 words)

	Macedonian Orthodox Church
		The autocephalous Macedonian Orthodox Church is steered in accordance with the Bible, the Holy Traditions, the Apostolic Rules, canons of the holy ecumenical and indigenous councils and the Constitution of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
		The resolution passed by the Serbian Orthodox Church stated "in the interest of preserving unity in the Serbian Orthodox Church, all changes in the Constitution and the regulations passed by the Episcopal Assembly must be founded on the canonical principles of the Orthodox Church".
		According to the Assembly's resolution, the jurisdiction of the Macedonian Orthodox Church encompassed the bishoprics in the Republic of Macedonia, and the Macedonian church communities abroad.
	www.macedonianchurch.org /HistoryofMacedonianOrthodoxChurch.htm (13956 words)

	Macedonians in the USA
		Macedonian leaders began to develop a strong sense of regional identity in the 19th century, but it was not until the 20th century that some intellectuals began to argue that Macedonian Slavs were neither Bulgarian nor Serbian, nor Greek, but a separate people.
		Macedonians were usually listed as coming from Turkey, Serbia (or Yugoslavia), Greece, and Bulgaria; in the absence of reliable statistics it can be estimated that between 1903 and 1906 about 50,000 Macedonian Bulgarians emigrated to the United States.
		A group of 90 Macedonian Americans from Gary founded a Macedonian Orthodox Church and in 1962 asked for and received recognition from the metropolitan and Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church in Skopje, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.
	members.tripod.com /imro_usa/macedonians.htm (3411 words)

	Macedonian Orthodox Church - OrthodoxWiki
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church or MOC (in Macedonian: Македонска Православна Црква or МПЦ) is a jurisdiction in the Republic of Macedonia which declares itself to be autocephalous.
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church at that time only held autonomous status, but during the Third Clergy and Laity Assembly on July 19, 1967, in Ohrid, the Macedonian Orthodox Church was proclaimed as autocephalous with strong public support.
		In turn, the Serbian Orthodox Church granted full autonomy to the Archdiocese of Ohrid, its embattled branch in the Republic of Macedonia, in late May 2005 and appointed Jovan as its archbishop.
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Macedonian_Orthodox_Church (903 words)

	Brief history of the Macedonian Orthodox Church
		After the fall of Samuel's state, the Ohrid Archdiocese was reduced to a lower rank of church hierarchy (archbishopric) and it existed as such for eight centuries, until its abolishment in 1767 by the Turkish sultan Mustapha III, and its dioceses were annexed to the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
		Its dioceses were under several jurisdictions of the neighbouring Orthodox Churches and this struggle became particularly fierce in the second part of the 19th and the first part of the 20th century.
		In 1958, the Second Clergy and Laity Assembly was held in Ohrid and the proposal for restoration of the Ohrid Archdiocese of Saint Clement as a Macedonian Orthodox Church was accepted and Dositheus was appointed the first archbishop.
	www.mpc.org.mk /English/mpc/history-mpc.asp (1062 words)

	Macedonian Orthodox Church
		From the history of the Macedonian Orthodox Church
		Thus, according to Orthodox ecclesiology, each local episcopal Church represents a whole, catholic Church, filled with all the graceful theanthropic gifts of God necessary for salvation of people, that is, represents the whole Body of Christ, because the concept Church is based on the Holy Eucharist.
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church, Ohrid Archdiocese, is facing a new, possibly the greatest ever challenge for her and her pastoral activity in the Republic of Macedonia.
	www.mpc.org.mk /English/default.asp (284 words)

	Religions in Macedonia
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church has a long history of education and enlightenment in a so called Eastern sense, which differs from the general Western understanding of this notion.
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church celebrates its feasts according to the Yulian calendar (old style) and services are held in Macedonian or in Old Church Slavic language.
		Macedonians, who are the majority of Macedonia's population, are Christian Orthodox (about 1,700,000 or 65%-70% of the entire population).
	www.macedonia.co.uk /mcic/aboutmacedonia/religion/eparhii.asp (575 words)

	Religioscope - Macedonian Bishop Accused of Ecclesiastical Treason
		By accepting the offer, the Macedonian public believe the bishop is colluding with Greek and Serbian religious nationalists' attempts to emasculate the Macedonian church by negating its autocephalous status.
		The draft, which was subject to acceptance by the synods of both churches, proposed abolition of the autocephalous status of the Macedonian church, in exchange for autonomous status within the Serbian church.
		He was immediately made a bishop in the Macedonian church after his return from Greece in 1996 and maintains close relations with a number of eminent Greek theologians.
	www.religioscope.com /articles/2002/007_macedonia.htm (1148 words)

	A HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
		Since the Orthodox Church in the People's Republic of Macedonia was left without Prelates after World War II, a decision was brought that the clergy and the people would choose their prelates, and that they would later be ordained by bishops from outside of FR Yugoslavia.
		The Serbian Orthodox Church Commission thought that the right to grant autocephaly "belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarchate or to the future Ecumenical Council", contrary to its former opinion that "it is a competency of the Mother Church".
		The latest acts of the Serbian Orthodox Church for a change of the name of the Republic of Macedonia is very strangely in contrast to the state Decision of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro for a recognition of the Republic of Macedonia after gaining independence in 1991.
	www.m-p-c.org /Vesti/Enclosed_14-06-2005.htm (1697 words)

	Macedonian Orthodox Church St. Mary, Los Angeles, California, USA
		was conducted in accordance with the Constitution and provisions of the Macedonian Orthodox Church for adoption by the Assembly in accordance with the cannon of the Orthodox Church.
		The American-Canadian Diocese of Macedonian Orthodox Church, as of now is under His direct supervision.
		It is an instution under jurisdiction of the Macedonian Orthodox Church and its Archbishop, and as such, a part of the American-Canadian Diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
	www.moc-stmary-la.org (490 words)

	St. Dimitria’s Macedonian Orthodox Church - Pluralism Profile #4
		Once a year Macedonian Orthodox churches meet for convention at various locations; this year's is to be held in Markham, Canada.
		Once a year, a Macedonian Ethnic festival is held at the church; this year’s is to be held July 18th-20th, 2003.
		On November 30,1969 the church was incorporated as a religious and non-profit organization under New York State law as the St. Demetrius Macedonian Orthodox Church.
	www.monroecc.edu /depts/sociology/pluralism/profile4.htm (1226 words)

	The Archbishopric of Ohrid and The Macedonian Orthodox Church
		The Archbishopric of Ohrid and The Macedonian Orthodox Church
		The success of the komitopulis' uprising and the wresting of Macedonia away from Byzantine rule (the Bulgarian Empire had fallen in the meantime) demanded that ecclesiastical authority be independent of Byzantine authority and lie close to the secular authority of Samuil, both geographically and ideologically.
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church is administered by an assembly and consists of the Eparchies of Skopje, Prespa and Bitola, Debar and Kicevo, Bregalnica, Polog and Kumanovo, Vardar, Strumica, the American and Canadian Eparchy and the Australian Eparchy, while a European Macedonian Eparchy is in the process of formation.
	www.mymacedonia.net /religion/archbishopric.htm (814 words)

	Makedonija - History of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (English)
		In addition to the basic objectives of the Macedonian church and school communities - to preserve the Macedonian element and the basic traits of the Macedonian national Ohrid Archbishopric, their activities also extended to repairing dilapidated churches in Macedonian towns, and building new, large, astounding churches.
		Kiril Pejchinovic-Tetoec was born in the village of Tearce (Tetovo).
		The Macedonian people, having no other option but to chose between the Constantinopole Patriarchy and the Bulgarian Exarchy, opted for the jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Church; by being a Slavic church, it was believed to be much closer to the Macedonian interests.
	users.tpg.com.au /gobrown/fyrom/pravo_e.htm (9861 words)

	Religion in Macedonia
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church has played an important role in the long struggle of the Macedonian people for the preservation of its national identity, as well as in its education and culture.
		The activity of the Macedonian Orthodox Church in foreign countries is of exceptional educational and cultural assistance and of irreplaceable importance for the unity of Macedonians, their better mutual understanding and the preservation of their national traditions and constant concern about their national identity.
		The activities of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, like those of all religious communities in Macedonia, are financed from its own sources.
	www.macedonians.co.uk /church/Religion.htm (432 words)

	Macedonia News - Macedonian Orthodox Youth Association of North America
		As an American citizen of Macedonian descent, I want to express my heartfelt concern for the Macedonian people who are staring in the face of mass oppression as a result of bias in the world media.
		The Macedonians are fighting a formidable enemy who maintains a significant stake in the world mass media, resulting in prejudicial media coverage of the events that are unfolding.
		The Macedonian people acted in good faith in order to save their fellow man and this humane gesture is being returned with gunfire.
	www.maknews.com /html/articles/koloski/moyana.html (763 words)

	Macedonia FAQ: The Archbishopric of Ohrid and the Macedonian Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Despite the fact that Orthodox Albanians, Vlachs and Greeks from Epirus came into the Ohrid diocese in the course of the 18th century, all of these were deeply linked to the traditions of the Ohrid Church, guarding its autocephalous nature jealously.
		After a year of negotiations, the Holy Synod of Archpriests of the Serbian Orthodox Church agreed to the secession of the three Macedonian eparchies order to form an independent Macedonian Church and stated that the regulations and the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church ceased to be valid in the Macedonian Church.
		The education, training and renewal of the clergy of the Macedonian Orthodox Church is undertaken through the St. Clement of Ohrid Theological College, founded in 1964 and since 1977 a Theological Faculty has also been operative.
	faq.macedonia.org /religion/ohrid.archbishopric.html (1180 words)

	Religioscope - Macedonian Orthodox Conflict Continues
		Irinej, who is the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Nis, said the Macedonian synod's treatment of Jovan shows that further talks with the Macedonian Orthodox Church are pointless.
		The Macedonian Orthodox Church declared its independence of the Serbian body in 1967 in a move designed to strengthen Macedonian national identity and weaken Serbian influence there.
		In the Macedonian emigration in the United States, some churches owe allegiance to the Macedonian Orthodox Church, while others are linked to that of Bulgaria.
	www.religioscope.com /notes/2002/033_macedortho.htm (329 words)

	Macedonia’s Renegade Bishop Arrested (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Macedonia insists its Lake Ohrid region was an ancient cradle of Orthodox Christianity and that the Serbian church is a daughter of the Macedonian church, rather than vice versa.
		At a meeting in the Serbian city of Nis in May 2002, SPC officials asked their Macedonian counterparts to sign an agreement according to which the MPC would be downgraded from autocephalous to autonomous and renamed the Ohrid Archbishopric.
		The MPC is one of five churches mentioned in the Macedonian Constitution.
	www.tol.cz /look/BRR/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=9&NrIssue=1&NrSection=1&NrArticle=11474 (1109 words)

	CER \| Orthodox Christmas: Conflicts and celebrations
		On 9 January the Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv patriarchate) was held in Kyiv.
		Archbishop Stefan of the disputed Macedonian Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas liturgy in the capital, Skopje, at the Cathedral of St Kliment of Ohrid.
		Independence was not done according to Orthodox protocol, however, and the Church remains unrecognized by the rest of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
	www.ce-review.org /01/2/pozun2.html (2053 words)

	WorldNetDaily: 'Neo-Communists' imprison archbishop
		Priests of the Ohrid Archbishopric have accused Macedonian authorities of resorting to brutal methods, initially denying Archbishop Jovan his Bible, stripping him of his cassock and shaving off his beard, which is worn by all Christian Orthodox clergy.
		This included the restoration of dialogue with the Macedonian Church, leading to the signing of the "Nis Agreement" of May 2002, by which the Serbian Church agreed to grant substantial autonomy to the Macedonian Church under the name of the ancient Ohrid Archbishopric, which traces its roots back to the 6th century Roman Emperor Justinian.
		In October 2004, Macedonian state authorities, accompanied by strong police forces, demolished the temple in the village Nizhepole on the premise that it "lacked a building permit," although that was the case with most of the other houses in the village; and
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45949 (1180 words)

	Macedonian Orthodox Church St. Archangel Michael, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
		On Sunday, October the 10-th 1999, His Beatitude †Stefan - the fifth successive Head of Macedonian Orthodox Church since the restoring of the autocephalous Ohrid Archbishopric was enthroned on the throne of the Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia.
		His election was conducted in accordance with the Constitution and provisions of the Macedonian Orthodox Church for adoption by the Assembly in accordance with the cannon of the Orthodox Church.
		As of now because the Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church hasn’t assigned yet a priest to St. Archangel Michael church, the parish priest from MOC St. Mary in Los Angeles will be the assign one.
	www.mocarhangel.org /english.htm (831 words)

	Catholic World News : Macedonian Orthodox Church Blown Up By Rebels
		Macedonian officials are blaming Albanian extremists for this incident, but representatives of the rebel forces are denying any connection.
		After the evacuation of all of Leshok's population recently because of intense military operations in the vicinity, the only inhabitants of the monastery were several priests serving at the Diocesan office of Polog and Kumanovo, which is situated in the Leshok Monastery.
		The Macedonian Ministry of Interior accused ethnic Albanian extremists, the so-called NLA (National Liberation Army), of destroying the entry gate, the central cupola, and the iconostasis to the monastery church of St. Athanasius.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=16203 (383 words)

	Macedonian Orthodox Church
		Gospodin Gospodin Stefan, archbishop Of Ohrid And Macedonia, was born Stojan Veljanovski in the village of Dobrusevo in southern Macedonia on 1 May 1955.
		In 1969, he enrolled in the Macedonian Orthodox Theological Seminary of St. Kliment Ohridski in Dracevo, where he graduated in 1974.
		It is with great joy, on behalf of the General Assembly and the host church St.Nedela, that we invite and welcome your participation on the 32-th American-Canadian Macedonian Church Convention to be convened September 1,2 and 3-rd. 2006 in Ajax.
	www.stnedela-moc.com /index.php (209 words)

	Serbian Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		From the viewpoint of Orthodox ecclesiology (the study of the Church) it is senseless, impossible and actually strange.
		A flagrant manifestation of the non-secular nature that the Macedonian state has acquired cited by the Helsinki Committee is the accusation, the trial and the sentence pronounced the Archbishop of Ochrid and Metropolitan of Skoplje, His Beatitude Jovan Vraniskovski, the head of the Archdiocese of Ochrid.
		It is a generally known fact that the father and mother of the schismatic bishops of the self-proclaimed Macedonian Orthodox Church – is the Communist government of the former Yugoslavia.
	www.spc.org.yu /Vesti-2005/08/mitropolit-e.html (4237 words)

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