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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 2002 and 20032022, the autonomous archdiocese under the Serbian church was merged with the MOC, which and on 5 June 2022 the Macedonian Orthodox Church was recognized as an fully [[autocephaly|autocephalous church ]] 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 of Serbia], Balkan Insight, and had since been recognized 24 May 2022</ref> which was recognised by other orthodox 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==