Bishop Maxim (Vasilijevic) was enthroned as bishop of the Diocese of Western America of the Serbian Orthodox Church on July 30, 2006. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Previously, he was the Bishop of Hum, Vicar bishop in the Metropolitanate of Dabro-Bosna, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. See also Bishop (Catholic Church An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a Diocese because He is a professor of patrology at the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Belgrade. He was also was professor at Orthodox Theological Faculty in Foča (Srbinje), Republika Srpska, BiH .
He was enthroned by Bp. Longin of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate, in the Cathedral Church of St. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Steven the First-Crowned in Alhambra, California. Bp. Maxim was elected to the see of the Serbian Diocese of Western America at the regular session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, held in May, 2006. In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches and Eastern Catholic Churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called Bp. Maxim succeeded Bp. Longin, who previously was the Administrator of the diocese. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop.
| Preceded by none |
Vicar Bishop of Hum Serbian Orthodox Church 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Jovan |
Bishop of Western America Serbian Orthodox Church 2006-present |
Succeeded by incubment |
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