overcoming the schism

Theological–historical aspect of the shism of the Church in the Republic of Macedonia and its overcoming


21st Century Confessor

C O N F I R M A T I O N of the election of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Veles and Vardar Valley Kyr JOHN to be Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje

TOMOS on the Church Authonomy

The Monastery Church in the Monastery St. John Chrysostom in the Village Nizepole Destroyed in a Barbaric Way

A Charter for the Foundation of the Chapel “Life-Receiving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos” in the Monastery Saint john Chrysostom in the Village Nizepole

A Request for registration of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric in the registry of religious groups in the Republic of Macedonia

The Letter from His Holiness, the Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul, to Branko Crvenkovski about the Conditions for the Celebration of the Anniversary of ASNOM of the State Entourage of the Republic of Macedonia in the Monastery Saint Prohor of Pchinja

The Decision from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia about the Possibility to Register the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric as a Religious Group

A Request from his Holiness, the Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul, for the registering of Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric into the Registry of the Religious Communities in the Republic of Macedonia

A Confirmation from His Holiness, the Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul, about the canonicity of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

The Verdict for the Deposing from the Episcopal Rank of the Former Metropolitan of Polog and Kumanovo Cyril

Letter – A Request from the Holy Synod of Bishops to the Presidential Candidates

A Letter from the Association of Citizens Anastasia and the Humanitarian Organization Voskresenie to the Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg

A Protest from the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric to the State Institutions: the Assembly, the Government and the Court in the Republic of Macedonia

A Disclaimer from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Untruths Spoken for TV-Tera by the Schismatic Metropolitan Peter

A Letter from the Holy Community of Mount Athos to the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

A Letter from the Monks of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric to the Holy Community of Mount Athos

An Announcement to the Public from the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric Held on 20 February 2004

An Answer by the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Untruths in the Interview with the Schismatic Archbishop Stephan in the Daily Newspaper Politika

An Answer from the Archbishop of Athens kyr kyr Christodoulou to the Letter of the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul on Occasion the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

A Letter from the Archbishop of Athens kyr kyr Christodoulou to the President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Branko Crvenkovski on Occasion the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

An Answer from the Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch kyr kyr Bartholomew to the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul on Occasion the Letter Addressed to Him for the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

A Letter from the Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch kyr kyr Bartholomew to the President of the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Boris Trajkovski, on Occasion the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

A Letter from the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr Paul to the President of the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Boris Trajkovski, on Occasion the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

An Announcement to the Public from the Office of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric on Occasion the Reception of the Monastery “Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God” – Treskavec under the Jurisdiction of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

A Request from the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric to the President of the Commission for Relations with the Religious Communities in the Republic of Macedonia to Give an Opinion on the Manner of Registration of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric in the Registry of the Religious Organizations in the Republic of Macedonia

A Letter from the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric to the Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch kyr kyr Bartholomew on Occasion the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

An Announcement to the Public from the Office of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric on Occasion the Temporary Arrest of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

Encyclical Epistle for Christmas from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid with the Members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric to the Clergy, Monastics and the Believing People of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

Encyclical Epistle for Christmas from the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr Paul to the Clergy, Monastics and the Venerable People of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

An Announcement to the Public from the Office of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric on Occasion the Acceptance of Three Monasteries under the Jurisdiction of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

A Protest from the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Republic Court Council of the Republic of Macedonia on Occasion the Unjust Trial of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John for the Criminal Act “Autocracy”

A Decision for Declaring Invalid the Decision of the Schismatics for Stripping of Rank of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

A Decision of the Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church for the ordination of the Chosen Bishops Joachim and Marko

An Announcement to the Public from the Informative Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church about the trial of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John in the Primary Court in Bitola on the charge of committing the criminal act of “autocracy”

An Initiative from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Constitutional Court of the R. Macedonia for Alteration of some Articles from the Law for the Religious Communities and Religious Groups Opposing to the International Conventions on the Freedom of the Religious Confession

Letter from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Schismatic Metropolitan of Australia kyr Peter

A Letter of Protest from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Manager of the Macedonian Radio Television

An Answer from the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Letter of the Schismatics about to the Decisions from the May 2003 Assembly

A Decision of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Appointment of the Bishops Joachim and Marco as Assisting Bishops to the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

An Announcement to the Public by the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric from the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in May 2003

A Refusal of the Schismatic MOC to be in Unity with the Serbian Orthodox Church and all the other Orthodox Churches in the World

A Summon to Unity with the Orthodox Churches by the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Schismatic MOC

An Answer by the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Decisions, the Letters and the Provocations of the Schismatics

Encyclical Epistle from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Honourable Clergy and the Venerable Monasticism of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

A Letter by the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Editorial Offices of the Media in the Republic of Macedonia

A Letter by the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Public Prosecutor of the Primary Court in Veles Jovan Dimov

An Address to the People by the Association of Citizens „Аnastasia”

Encyclical Epistle “The Church is One” by the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John

A Letter from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje and Exarch of Ohrid kyr John to the Schismatic MOC about its Uncanonical Actions

The Decision of the Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church for the Appointment of the Metropolitan John for an Exarch of the Serbian Patriarch for all the Eparchies of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

A Letter of Support from the Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius IV to the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John

A Letter from His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul to the President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Ljupco Georgievski

An Open Letter from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John to the President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia Mr. Ljupco Georgievski

A Report from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John to the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church about His Uncanonical Eviction from the Monastery of the Saint Great-Martyr George near Negotino

The Report from the Helsinki Committee for the Month July 2002 in which there is an Elaboration of the Case of the Illegal Eviction of the Metropolitan John

The Letter that the Helsinki Committee Sent to the Manager for Public Security in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia on Occasion the Illegal Eviction of the Metropolitan John from His Cathedra

A Report from the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John to the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church about His Uncanonical Eviction from the Chair of the Metropolis

A Decision of the Schismatic MOC for Appointing of a Commission for Eviction of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John

Uncanonical Decision of the Schismatic MOC for Eviction of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John

The Letter from the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia kyr kyr Alexy to the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul in Support of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John

The Letter from the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia kyr kyr Alexy to the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul in Support of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John (original document)

Accompanying Letter from His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul to the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John with the Act by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia kyr kyr Alexy

A Letter from His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia kyr kyr Alexy

An Announcement from His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul to the Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church for the Attained Liturgical and Canonical Unity with the Metropolis of Veles and Povardarje

The Act for Acceptance of the Metropolis of Veles and Povardarje into Liturgical and Canonical Unity with the Serbian Orthodox Church

The Answer of the Metropolitan of Veles and Povardarje kyr John to the Summon of His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul to the Bishops, the Clergy, the Monasticism and the Believing People in the R. Macedonia for Entrance into a Liturgical and Canonical Unity with the Srbian Orthodox Church

The Agreement of the Priests from the Metropolis of Veles and Povardarje for Entrance into a Liturgical and Canonical Unity with the Serbian Orthodox Church

A Summon by His Holiness the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia kyr kyr Paul to the Bishops, the Clergy, the Monasticism and the Believing People in the Republic of Macedonia for Entrance into a Liturgical and Canonical Unity with the Srbian Orthodox Church

The Nis Agreement