Kiril of Polog and Kumanovo explained

Kiril
Metropolitan of Polog and Kumanovo
Church:Macedonian Orthodox Church
Diocese:Polog and Kumanovo
See:Skopje
Enthroned:1971
Quashed:2013
Predecessor:unknown
Successor:Joseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Joseph of Tetovo and Gostivar
Birth Date:1934
Birth Place:Carev Dvor, Resen
Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia)
Death Date:2013[1]
Death Place:Skopje
Macedonia (present-day North Macedonia)
Buried:Monastery in Deljadrovci,[2] Skopje, North Macedonia
Nationality:Macedonian
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Residence: Skopje
Occupation:Metropolitan of MPC-OA

Kiril (birth name Nikola Popovski, Macedonian Cyrillic: Никола Поповски), was Metropolitan bishop of the no longer existing Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo of Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric.

Education

Kiril completed primary education in his native village and Theological Seminary in Prizren, in present Kosovo. In 1965 he enrolled in the Moscow Spiritual Academy, but after two years of study he came back to Macedonia and completed his studies at the Theological faculty "St. Clement of Ohrid" in Skopje.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Condolences to the Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia, H.H. Stefan on the death of Bishop Kiril. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042509/http://www.president.gov.mk/en/media-centre/news/2154-2013-06-11-14-12-10.html . 2014-08-08 . dead. 2014-08-26.
  2. Web site: >Mactel - Macedonian Business Web Directory - Online Business Listings - mactel.com.au . mactel.com.au . 2014-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810143522/http://www.mactel.com.au/php/sr_news_flash.php?newsid=39449 . 2014-08-10 .