Michael Gogov Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Beatitude
Michael
Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
Church:Macedonian
See:Skopje
Enthroned:4 December 1993
Ended:6 July 1999
Predecessor:Gabriel of Ohrid and Macedonia
Successor:Stephen of Ohrid and Macedonia
Birth Date:1912
Birth Place:Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia)
Death Date:6 July 1999
Death Place:Skopje, Macedonia
(now North Macedonia)
Buried:Church "St. Naum of Ohrid", Radišani, North Macedonia
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church

Michael (Macedonian: Архиепископ Охридски и Македонски г.г. Михаил|translit=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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Bourdeaux . Michael . 17 July 1999 . Obituary: Archbishop Mihail of Ohrid: Ecumenical Macedonian cleric who fought for the independence of his country and church . 2024-05-25 . The Guardian.