Archbishopric of Ohrid

The Archbishopric of Ohrid, also known as the Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid (Bulgarian: Българска Охридска архиепископия; Macedonian: Охридска архиепископија), originally called Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima and all Bulgaria (Greek: ἀρχιεπίσκοπὴ τῆς Πρώτης Ἰουστινιανῆς καὶ πάσης Βουλγαρίας), was an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church established following the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria in 1018 by lowering the rank of the autocephalous Bulgarian Patriarchate due to its subjugation to the Byzantines. In 1767, the Archbishopric's autocephaly was abolished, and the Archbishopric was placed under the tutelage of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

This article is about the historical archbishopric that existed from 1019–1767. For the autocephalous Macedonian Orthodox Church, see Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric. For the former autonomous archbishopric in North Macedonia, see Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric. For other uses, see Archbishopric of Ohrid (disambiguation).
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