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{{church|
name=Autonomous Archbishopric of Ohrid[[Image:Orhodox Ohrid Archbishopric Logo en.gif|200px|center|Archbishopric of Ohrid]]|
founder=/|
independence=2005|
recognition= 2005|
primate=[[Jovan VI (Vraniskovski) of Ohrid |Jovan VI (Vraniškovski)]], Archbishop of Ohrid and [[Metropolitan]] of Skopje|
hq=Skopje, R. Macedonia|
territory=R. Macedonia|
possessions=&mdash;|
language=Macedonian, [[Church Slavonic]]|
music=[[Byzantine Chant]], Serbian chant|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar]]|
population=N/A|
website=[http://poa-info.org/eng Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric]
}}

The Orthodox '''[[Archdiocese]] of Ohrid''' (Macedonian: Православна Охридска Архиепископија) was an [[autonomy|autonomous]] Orthodox church whose [[primate]] was confirmed by the [[Church of Serbia]]. It was established in 2002 when [[Metropolitan]] Jovan of Veles and Povardarje, part of the canonically unrecognized [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]] (MOC), accepted the Niš agreement.<ref> The '''Draft Agreement On Reestablishment Of Church Unity ("Nis Agreement")''' was signed in Nis, on [[May 17]], 2002.</ref> On [[May 24]], 2005, during the Feast of Ss. [[Cyril and Methodius]], the [[Holy Synod|Holy Assembly]] of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church granted autonomy to the archdiocese. 

Following a series of talks in 2022, the autonomous archdiocese under the Serbian church was merged with the MOC, and on 5 June 2022 the Macedonian Orthodox Church was recognized as fully [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] by the Serbian patriarch,<ref>[https://balkaninsight.com/2022/05/24/serbian-patriarch-brings-good-news-to-newly-recognised-macedonian-church/ Serbian Patriarch Brings "Good News" to Newly-Recognised Macedonian Church], Balkan Insight, 24 May 2022</ref> which was recognised by many Orthodox churches, including the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]],<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_Orthodox_Church#Recognized_autocephaly Macedonian Orthodox Church, English Wikipedia article]</ref> regularizing its canonical status. 

==Holy Synod of bishops==
[[Image:Synod of Archbishopric of Ohrid.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Holy Synod of Bishops of the autonomous Ohrid Archbishopric with the Patriarch Paul of Serbia, 2004]]
The Holy Synod of bishops was constituted on December 23, 2003 in the monastery "Saint John Chrysostom". 

==References== 
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==Sources==
* [http://www.poa-info.org/eng Official website]

[[Category:Jurisdictions]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Macedonia]]

[[fr:Archevêché d'Okhrid (Patriarcat de Serbie)]]