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== Organization ==MOC supporters also present an excerpt from the 1911 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica as one of the proofs of legitimacy: "The Montenegrin Church is an autocephalous branch of the Eastern Orthodox communion. In 1894 it formally vindicated its independence against the claims of the Russian synod". However the remainder of the article refers to Montenegro as a Serbian state, which contradicts the church's basic beliefs. The Catalogue of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (April 1855), Athens Sintagma, letter of Ecumenical Patriarch Grigorius to St. Petar I Petrovic Njegos (dated 29th January 1798), and against the claims of other documents. Claims are (in support of MOC) that MOC was independent and autocephalous until Serbian and Yugoslav King Alexander I of Yugoslavia put MOC, by the decree of 17th (30th) June 1920, under the Serbian Orthodox Church's rule [12] [13]. However, although initially voicing his opposition, the dethroned King Nicholas I Petrovic-Njegos in late 1920 also recognized the uniting of the Church with the SOC, for the benefit of "all the Serbian people".
On January 11It must be noted that the current Montenegrin Orthodox Church is nothing in character or aims similar to the old Church of Montenegro, 2007which was part of the Church of Serbia. While the latter based itself upon successorship to the abolished Serbian Orthodox Church by Ottoman decree of 1766, MOC reconstituted with its [[Holy Synod]] Metropolitans asserting the title "Exarch of the Serb Throne" which they hold up to today, who were also great proponents of the reunification of the SOC which has finally occurred in 1920 as well as the national liberation and proclaimed its first decree in which it reconfirms its autocephalous status. The Holy Synod unification of Serbs based on medieval Serbian heritage, the MOC presents itself as a church of just Montenegro, is constituted by archpriests a supporter of MOCthe Montenegrin nation and a proponent for a separate Montenegrin language, led by Metropolitan Mihailotrying to gather not only Orthodox, who was exomunicated by Ecumenical Patriarchbut all of Montenegro's faithful as well.
The Holy Synod divided [[Metropolitan]] Antonije (Abramović) (initially vehemently supported by the biggest pro-independence party in Montenegro at the time - Liberal Alliance of Montenegro (LSCG)[15]) was the first leader of the church in five eparchies :1993. He was later replaced by Metropolitan Mihailo (Dedeić), anathemized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and banished from Orthodoxy.
* Eparchy of Cetinje* Eparchy of Duklja* Eparchy of Primorje* Eparchy of Ostrog== Organization ==* Eparchy On [[January 11]], 2007, MOC reconstituted its Holy Synod and proclaimed its first decree in which it reconfirms its autocephalous status. The Holy Synod is constituted by [[archpriest]]s of BeraneMOC, led by Metropolitan Mihailo, who was excommunicated by the [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].
== Relations with the Serbian Metropolitanate The Holy Synod divided Montenegro in five [[eparch]]ies:*Eparchy of Cetinje*Eparchy of Duklja*Eparchy of Primorje*Eparchy of Montenegro and the Littoral ==Ostrog*Eparchy of Berane
== External link ==[[Category:Jurisdictions]]
*[http://www.moc-cpc.org/ Montenegrin Orthodox Church], official site [[Categoryfr:JurisdictionsÉglise orthodoxe monténégrine]]
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The '''Montenegrin Orthodox Church''' (MOC; in Montenegrin / Serbian:
'''Crnogorska Pravoslavna Crkva''') is a [[jurisdiction]] in Montenegro which declares itself to be [[autocephaly|autocephalous]]. It separated from the [[Church of Serbia]]. Its self-proclaimed autocephaly is not officially recognized by other Orthodox churches.
Metropolitan Mihailo, MOC's leader, was a priest of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople in Italy. In 1997 he was [[excommunication|excommunicated]] by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Ecumenical Orthodox [[Church of Constantinople|Patriarchate of Constantinople]] from the Eastern Orthodox Church.
MOC's leader is anathemized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and banished from Orthodoxy
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== History ==
The Montenegrin Orthodox Church was registered as a non-governmental organization at the Montenegrin Ministry of the Interior in 1997. It claims to be the sole legitimate Eastern Orthodox Church in Montenegro, but it is unrecognized internationally by canonical Orthodox churches.
== Source ==
*[[w:Montenegrin Orthodox Church|''Montenegrin Orthodox Church'' at Wikipedia]]
== External links ==*[http://enwww.wikipediacpc.org.me/ Montenegrin Orthodox Church], official site*[http://wwww.montenegro.org/indexreligion.php?title=Montenegrin_Orthodox_Church Wikipedia:html "Montenegrin Orthodox Churchand Religion in Montenegro"]*[http://montenegrina.net/pages/pages1/religija/dokazi_autokefalnosti_cg_crkve_n_adzic.htm "Proof of being Autocephalous"]
