The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Switzerland (; ; ; ) is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering Switzerland, Italy, and Malta.
History At the initiative of Serbian Patriarch German and with the blessing of Bishop Lavrentije of then-Western Europe, the Holy Trinity Parish in Bern was founded in 1969. The first priest in Switzerland was officially appointed as the then-graduate theologian, Father Draško Todorović. After a short time, in 1972, the headquarters of the original parish was moved from Bern to Zurich. A regular place of worship was maintained in Bern.
The single parish for Switzerland was divided in 1993 in three new parishes - Zurich, Bern, and St. Gallen. In 1994, a parish in Basel was also established, and by the end of the 1990s, parishes in Lausanne, Geneva, Lugano, and Lucerne.
Structure The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Switzerland comprises 8 eparchies. The episcopal see is located at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Zurich.
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See also Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Switzerland and Lichtenstein Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta Eparchies and metropolitanates of the Serbian Orthodox Church Serbs in Switzerland Serbs in Italy Serbs in Malta
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