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Serbian Metropolitanate of New Gracanica (1963 - 1998) - Religious Group

Religious Family: Eastern Liturgical (Orthodox)
Religious Tradition: Orthodox
Description: The Serbian Orthodox Church in North America has its origins in the immigration of Serbs, starting in the mid-19th century, from various regions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as Dalmatia and Montenegro in the Balkans. St. Sava Church in Jackson, California, is the oldest Serbian Orthodox church in America. It was founded in 1894 by Archimandrite Sebastian Dabovich, the first US-born Serbian Orthodox priest and missionary, who was later (2015) glorified as a Saint. Originally, Serbian Orthodox parishes in America were under the supervision of the multi-ethnic North American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1921, in the wake of the Communist revolution in Russia, Serbian Orthodox parishes formed the Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church under the administration of the Patriarchate in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In 1927, Bishop Mardarije (Uskokovich) became the first bishop of the Serbian Diocese of America and Canada. After WWII, the Orthodox Serbians in America were affected and divided by the political changes in their homeland, Yugoslavia, ruled by the Communist government of Marshal Josip Tito. In 1963, disagreements over whether to remain faithful to the Mother Church in Serbia or whether to separate themselves from the Patriarchate of Belgrade (allegedly manipulated by the Communist state) resulted in a final split between the two factions. A group of parishes led by Bishop Dionisije (Milvojevic) formed a new, independent American Serbian Orthodox Church body – the Serbian Metropolitanate of New Gracanica headquartered in New Gracanica Monastery at Third Lake, IL. This monastery is an impressive architectural replica of the Old Gracanica of Kosovo, the famous church that was continually destroyed and rebuilt in the course of the history. In 1998, the unity between the two groups was restored. In 2009, the Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States was restructured so that now it consists of three dioceses: Eastern America, New Gracanica – Midwestern America, and Western America.
Official Site: https://www.serborth.org

Serbian Metropolitanate of New Gracanica: Congregations (2000)1


Top 5 Serbian Metropolitanate of New Gracanica States (2000)1 [View all States]

Rank State Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 California 5 -- --
2 Illinois 5 -- --
3 Ohio 5 -- --
4 Pennsylvania 4 -- --
5 Indiana 3 -- --

Top 5 Serbian Metropolitanate of New Gracanica Counties (2000)1 [View all Counties]

Rank County Congregations Adherents Adherence Rate
1 Cook County, IL 4 -- --
2 Lake County, IN 2 -- --
3 Summit County, OH 2 -- --
4 Allegheny County, PA 2 -- --
5 Maricopa County, AZ 1 -- --

Top 5 Serbian Metropolitanate of New Gracanica Metro Areas (2000)1 [View all Metro Areas]

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1 The 2020 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include data for 372 religious bodies or groups. Of these, the ASARB was able to gather data on congregations and adherents for 217 and on congregations only for 155. [More information on the data sources]

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