Joseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Dr. Joseph Pејоvsky (Macedonian: Јосиф Пејовски) is the first and current Metropolitan bishop of the Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.[1][2]
Metropolitan of Kumanovo and Osogovo | |
Church | Macedonian |
Province | Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Kratovo |
Metropolis | Kumanovo |
Diocese | Kumanovo and Osogovo |
See | Skopje |
Elected | September 17, 2013 |
Installed | October 10, 2013 |
Predecessor | none (Kiril as Metropolitan of Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo) |
Successor | incumbent |
Personal details | |
Born | 1977 |
Nationality | Macedonian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Residence | Kumanovo |
Occupation | Metropolitan of MOC-OA |
Alma mater | Skopje University |
Schooling
Metropolitan Josif in 1995 enrolled at the Faculty of Theology “St Clement of Ohrid” in Skopje, where in 2000 earned a bachelor's degree with thesis topic “The Icons in the History of the Church”. In 2009, he completed his doctoral studies dissertation with the topic “Dogmatic-theological doctrine of hesychasm in the works of St John Climacus , St Symeon the New Theologian, and Gregory Palamas”.
Life in the Church
See also
References
- "Митрополит". josif.mk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- "Metropolitan". koe.mk.
External links
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