Michael Gogov

His Beatitude

Michael
Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
ChurchMacedonian
SeeSkopje
Installed4 December 1993
Term ended6 July 1999
PredecessorGabriel of Ohrid and Macedonia
SuccessorStephen of Ohrid and Macedonia
Personal details
Born1912
Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia)
Died6 July 1999
Skopje, Macedonia
(now North Macedonia)
BuriedChurch "St. Naum of Ohrid", Radišani, North Macedonia
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church

Michael (Macedonian: Архиепископ Охридски и Македонски г.г. Михаил, romanized: Arhiepiskop Ohridski i Makedonski g.g. Mihail) (20 March 1912 – 6 July 1999) was an Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia.[1] He established the first Macedonian Orthodox parish outside Yugoslavia.[1]

Archbishop Michael was born in Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia) in 1912. He had been a longstanding professor and dean at the theological faculty of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje before being elected as the leader of the Macedonian Orthodox Church on December 4, 1993.

Archbishop Michael died on July 6, 1999, and is remembered for his great oratory.

References

  1. ^ a b Bourdeaux, Michael (17 July 1999). "Obituary: Archbishop Mihail of Ohrid: Ecumenical Macedonian cleric who fought for the independence of his country and church". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
Preceded by Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
1993–1999 		Succeeded by