Eparchy of Raška and Prizren
Eparchy of Raška and Prizren is one of the oldest eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, featuring the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Serbian Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, as well as Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Visoki Dečani, which together are part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Serbia. More than 100 of the Eparchy's churches and monasteries were targeted for vandalism and destruction by Albanian nationalists after the Kosovo War and during the 2004 unrest in Kosovo.
Eparchy of Raška-Prizren and Kosovo-Metohija Епархија рашко-призренска и косовско-метохијска | |
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Cathedral of Saint George in Prizren | |
| Location | |
| Territory | Raška (Serbia), Kosovo |
| Headquarters | Prizren, Kosovo |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarchate of Peć (Serbia) |
| Established | 13th century |
| Language | Church Slavonic Serbian |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Teodosije Šibalić |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| http://www.eparhija-prizren.com/en | |
Jurisdiction of the Eparchy is reflected in its name: it has diocesan jurisdiction over Eastern Orthodox Christians in historical regions of Raška (Serbia) and Kosovo and Metohija. The official see of the Eparchy is in Prizren, Kosovo.
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