The Orthodox '''{{cleanup|Significantly outdated, as this body no longer exists, having merged into the [[ArchdioceseMacedonian Orthodox Church]] in 2022|date=August 2025}}{{church|name=Autonomous Archbishopric of Ohrid''' (Macedonian: Православна Охридска Архиепископија) is an [[autonomyImage:Orhodox Ohrid Archbishopric Logo en.gif|200px|autonomouscenter|Archbishopric of Ohrid]] Orthodox church whose [[|founder=/|independence=2005|recognition= 2005|primate]] is confirmed by the =[[Church Jovan VI (Vraniskovski) of SerbiaOhrid |Jovan VI (Vraniškovski)]]. It was established in 2003 when , Archbishop of Ohrid and [[Metropolitan]] Jovan of Veles and PovardarjeSkopje|hq=Skopje, R. Macedonia|territory=R. Macedonia|possessions=—|language=Macedonian, part of the canonically unrecognized [[Macedonian Orthodox ChurchSlavonic]], accepted the Niš agreement. On |music=[[May 24Byzantine Chant]], 2005, during the Feast of Ss. Serbian chant|calendar=[[Cyril and MethodiusJulian Calendar]], the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian |population=N/A|website=[http://poa-info.org/eng Orthodox Church granted autonomy to the archdiocese. The Archdiocese of Ohrid is in full communion with other Orthodox Churches, but its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings. Archbishopric]}}

==Archbishop==The current Archbishop 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 Metropolitan Povardarje, part of Skopje is the canonically unrecognized [[Jovan Macedonian Orthodox Church]] (MOC), accepted the Niš agreement.<ref> The '''Draft Agreement On Reestablishment Of Church Unity (Vraniskovski"Nis Agreement") ''' was signed in Nis, on [[May 17]], 2002.</ref> On [[May 24]], 2005, during the Feast of Ohrid Ss. [[Cyril and Methodius]], the [[Holy Synod|Jovan (Vraniškovski)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 [[Holy Synodautocephaly|autocephalous]] of Bishops==*Archbishop of Ohrid and [by the Serbian patriarch,<ref>[Metropolitan]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 Skopje , Balkan Insight, 24 May 2022</ref> which was recognised by many Orthodox churches, including the [[Jovan (Vraniskovski) Patriarchate of Ohrid |JovanConstantinople]] IV*Bishop of Polog and Kumanovo Joakim*Bishop of Dremvica and ''[,<ref>[locum tenens]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_Orthodox_Church#Recognized_autocephaly Macedonian Orthodox Church, English Wikipedia article]'' of Bitola Marko</ref> regularizing its canonical status.

==See alsoHoly Synod of bishops==*[[Church 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]]*[[Macedonian Orthodox Church]]The Holy Synod of bishops was constituted on December 23, 2003 in the monastery "Saint John Chrysostom".

==External linksReferences== <div class><references/></div> ==Sources==*[http://www.poa-info.org /eng Official website]