Along with the Serbian Orthodox Church, there were other Orthodox churches in the former Yugoslavia: in Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Macedonia. After the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, the formation of the United Serbian Orthodox Church began, which was completed in may 1919.., And the following year the Patriarchate was restored. During the Second world war, the Serbian Orthodox Church followed a consistent anti-fascist line.

The instability of the political Union of the peoples who were part of Yugoslavia in the post-war years affected the Affairs of the Church. In the 50s of the XX century, an Autonomous Macedonian Orthodox Church emerged as part of it, which declared itself in 1967.. autocephalous.

The Serbian Orthodox Church in the former Yugoslavia had 21 dioceses in Yugoslavia and 7 outside of it, almost 2.3 thousand Churches, more than 1.5 thousand Priests, 180 monasteries and more than 8 million believers. Priests are trained by the faculty of theology of the University of Belgrade and four seminaries.

The Church is headed by the Patriarch of Serbia, Archbishop of PEC, and Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovac. His residence is in Belgrade. The highest Church authority is the Synod of bishops consisting of the Patriarch and four diocesan bishops. The official publication is the journal “Glasnik”. He is a member of the world Council of Churches.

Romanian Orthodox church. It is one of the largest Orthodox churches, uniting almost 16 million believers. Its history is connected with foreign enslavement and dependence on the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Christianity on the territory of modern Romania arose in the V century., And in the XIV century. there were two metropolitans. The Romanian Orthodox Church became Autocephalous only in 1865 due to the unification of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldova, which was completed in 1862.. Formation of the Romanian state. However, the Patriarchate of Constantinople recognized autocephaly only 20 years later. Since 1919. The Romanian Church has the status of a Patriarchate, and its head has the title of his Beatitude Patriarch of all Romania, vicar of Caesarea cappadocci, Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia, Archbishop of Bucharest. His residence is in. Bucharest. The Patriarch has a Holy Synod of all bishops, which meets once a year, as well as a permanent Synod, which consists only of metropolitans.

According to the Church Charter and the cathedrals of the mandrel tradition, there are national Church assemblies consisting of members of the Synod and representatives of the clergy and laity elected by the faithful from all dioceses. The highest administrative and Executive body of the Church is the national Church Council, elected for a four-year term by the National Church Assembly, which consists of three representatives of the clergy and six laymen.

On the territory of Romania, the Church has 13 dioceses United in 5 metropolitans, its jurisdiction extends to Orthodox Romanians living in Western Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Structural divisions of various statuses in the United States, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia. The Church has more than 8 thousand Churches, 133 monasteries. The official print media are the magazines “Romanian Orthodox Church”, “Orthodoxy” and “Theological studies”. In addition to religious, the Romanian Orthodox Church also performs state-political functions, since it is not legally separated from the state. He is a member of the world Council of Churches.

Bulgarian Orthodox church. Christianity on the territory of modern Bulgaria began to spread in ancient times. However, mass baptism took place in 864.. Under Tsar Boris, he was an active supporter of the autocephaly of the Bulgarian Church. First (in 870.) It was granted autonomy within the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Autocephalous Church became only in 919 as a result of the strengthening of the state of Bulgaria during the First Bulgarian Kingdom. Constantinople considered autocephaly and Patriarchal dignity as the Bulgarian Church only in 927.., But Bulgaria’s political dependence on Byzantium caused the return of its Church in 1010 to the status of an Archdiocese and the renewal of Greek dominance in it. During the Second Bulgarian Kingdom at the end of the 12th century in. Tarnovo was founded by the Patriarchal Department, which defended the national interests. The archiepiscopal see of Ohrid, which remained under Greek influence, also operated alongside it.

Since the XIV century, the Bulgarian Church has experienced new oppression, which was the result of the conquest of Bulgaria by the Ottoman Turks, who tried to eradicate Christianity.

The revival of the Bulgarian Church has become a part of the overall process of national revival. However, it was slowed down by the strongest Greek influence. The confrontation between the faithful Bulgarians and the Patriarchate of Constantinople ended with the formation of the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1870, and two years later with the restoration of the autocephaly of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which Constantinople recognized only in 1945.. In 1953.. The head of the Church was given the title of his Holiness the Patriarch. It has a Holy Synod consisting of four metropolitans. One of them heads the Supreme Church Council of two clerics and two laymen. ITS jurisdiction includes matters mizhrichynsky relations and economic activities.

The Bulgarian Church has more than 1 million believers. On the territory of Bulgaria has 11 dioceses, almost 3200 churches, more than 120 monasteries. There is a theological Academy and a Seminary in Sofia. Outside of Bulgaria, it has dioceses in the United States and Canada, South America and Australia, and several parishes in Hungary, Romania and Austria. In Istanbul there is a Bulgarian Church Vicarage, and in Moscow-the Bulgarian court. The official organ of the Church is the journal “Church Bulletin”. He is a member of the world Council of Churches.

Cyprus Orthodox Church. It operates in Cyprus alongside Islamic, Catholic and Protestant religious institutions. Belongs to the Apostolic churches. The founder is considered to be the Apostle Barnabas, and the beginning of existence-47 ad.

In the process of formation of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus had to fight not only with the Jews and pagans, but also with the Church of Antioch. The independence of its Church was recognized only in 431.. At the Council of Ephesus and confirmed by the Church of Constantinople in 488.