Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
The Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Епархија горњокарловачка, Croatian: Eparhija gornjokarlovačka; "Eparchy of Upper Karlovac") is an eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church seated in the city of Karlovac, Croatia. It covers the area of Banovina, Kordun, Lika, Krbava, Gorski Kotar, as well as northern Croatia and Istria.
Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac | |
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Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Karlovac | |
| Location | |
| Territory | Lika, Kordun, Banija |
| Headquarters | Karlovac, Croatia |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | 100,000 est. |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarchate of Peć (Serbia) |
| Established | 1695 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Karlovac |
| Language | Church Slavonic Serbian |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Gerasim |
| Map | |
| Website | |
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The important Orthodox Christian monasteries in the region are Gomirje near Ogulin and Komogovina Monastery between Glina and Kostajnica.
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