Orthodoxy in Croatia

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Gomirje Monastery

Orthodox Christianity is the second largest religious denomination in Croatia, as Roman Catholicism predominates. Over 190,000 people, forming 4.44% of the total Croatian population, are Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Orthodoxy in Croatia is represented foremost by the Serbian Orthodox Church, which claims most of the Orthodox Christian faithful. Other major jurisdictions are the Bulgarian Orthodox and Macedonian Orthodox Churches. These three churches are recognized by the state.[1] [2] In Croatia there are also adherents to the Montenegrin Orthodox Church. During World War 2, the Croatian Orthodox Church existed as well.

Statistics

The published data from the 2011 Croatian census included a crosstab of ethnicity and religion which showed that a total of 190,143 Orthodox believers (4.44% of the total population) was divided between the following ethnic groups:[3]

  • 159,530 Orthodox Serbs
  • 16,647 Orthodox Croats
  • 2,401 Orthodox Macedonians
  • 2,187 Orthodox by nationality
  • 2,084 Orthodox believers of undeclared nationality
  • 1,822 Orthodox Montenegrins
  • 816 Orthodox believers of other nationalities
  • 729 Orthodox Russians
  • 341 Orthodox Ukrainians
  • 293 Orthodox Bosniaks
  • 158 Orthodox Bulgarians
  • 157 Orthodox believers of unknown nationality
  • 147 Orthodox Romanians
  • 124 Orthodox believers of regional affiliation
  • other individual ethnicities (under 100 people each)
Orthodox Population by nationality
nationality
Orthodox Serbs
  
 159,530
Orthodox Croats
  
 16,647
Orthodox Macedonians
  
 2,401
Orthodox by nationality
  
 2,187
Orthodox Population by nationality.

Serb Orthodoxy

Krka monastery

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Main article: Serb Orthodox Church

This church gathers its faithful among the Serbs of Croatia. In Croatia it is organized into the following eparchies:[1]

Major Serb Orthodox sites include the monasteries:

and the churches:

See also

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