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Kiro Stojanov (Macedonian: Киро Стојанов; born 9 April 1959 in the village of Radovo, Bosilovo Municipality) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and the Eparchial Bishop of the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church.
Kiro Stojanov | |
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| Bishop of Skopje | |
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| Diocese | Skopje |
| See | Skopje |
| Installed | July 20, 2005 |
| Predecessor | Joakim Herbut |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of the Eparchy of Strumica-Skopje (since 2018) |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic exarch of Macedonia (2005-2018) Titular Bishop of Centuriones (1999-2005) Auxiliary Bishop of Skopje (1999-2005) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 6, 1986 |
| Consecration | May 1, 1999 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kiro Stojanov April 9, 1959 |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Denomination | Catholic Church (Latin Church and Macedonian Greek Catholic Church) |
In 2005, he succeeded Joakim Herbut as both Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and Apostolic exarch of Macedonia, becoming the head of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. On 31 May 2018, the apostolic exarchate was elevated to the rank of an eparchy (diocese) as the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje, of which Stojanov became the first eparch.[1]
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