The Orthodox '''{{cleanup|Significantly outdated, as this body no longer exists, having merged into the [[ArchdioceseMacedonian Orthodox Church]] in 2022|date=August 2025}}{{church|name=Autonomous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|autonomous200px|center|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 2002 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 |population=N/A|website=[[Holy Synod|Holy Assembly]] of Bishops of the Serbian http://poa-info.org/eng Orthodox Church granted autonomy to the archdiocese. The Archdiocese of Ohrid is in full [[communionArchbishopric]] with other Orthodox churches, but its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.}}

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 VI 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 Ss. [[Cyril and Methodius]], the [[Holy Synod|Holy Assembly]] of OhridBishops 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|Jovan (Vraniškovski)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.

*[[Jovan VI (Vraniskovski) Image:Synod of Archbishopric of Ohrid .jpg|left|thumb|200px|Jovan VI (Vraniškovski)]], Archbishop The Holy Synod of Bishops of the autonomous Ohrid and [[Metropolitan]] Archbishopric with the Patriarch Paul of Skopje*JoakimSerbia, Bishop of Polog and Kumanovo and ''[[locum tenens2004]]'' of Debar and Kicevo*Marko, Bishop of Bregalnica and ''[[locum tenens]]'' The Holy Synod of Bitola*Davidbishops was constituted on December 23, Vicar Bishop of Stobi and ''[[locum tenens]]'' of Strumica2003 in the monastery "Saint John Chrysostom".

==See alsoReferences==*[[Church of Serbia]]*[[Macedonian Orthodox Church]]<div class><references/></div>

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