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Michael (Macedonian: Архиепископ Охридски и Македонски г.г. Михаил, romanized: Arhiepiskop Ohridski i Makedonski g.g. Mihail) (20 March 1912 – 6 July 1999) was an Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia.[1] He established the first Macedonian Orthodox parish outside Yugoslavia.[1]
Michael | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia | |
| Church | Macedonian |
| See | Skopje |
| Installed | 4 December 1993 |
| Term ended | 6 July 1999 |
| Predecessor | Gabriel of Ohrid and Macedonia |
| Successor | Stephen of Ohrid and Macedonia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1912 Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia) |
| Died | 6 July 1999 Skopje, Macedonia (now North Macedonia) |
| Buried | Church "St. Naum of Ohrid", Radišani, North Macedonia |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Archbishop Michael was born in Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia) in 1912. He had been a longstanding professor and dean at the theological faculty of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje before being elected as the leader of the Macedonian Orthodox Church on December 4, 1993.
Archbishop Michael died on July 6, 1999, and is remembered for his great oratory.
References
edit- ^ a b Bourdeaux, Michael (17 July 1999). "Obituary: Archbishop Mihail of Ohrid: Ecumenical Macedonian cleric who fought for the independence of his country and church". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-05-25.