Draft:Serbian Orthodox parishes in Latin America
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Serbian Orthodox parishes in Latin America are under the omophorion of His Grace Bishop Kirilo Bojović of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, a constituent part of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate)..[1]
Argentina has 20 ecclesiastical institutions (churches, chapels, missions, and a monastery) in the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America, and 57 parishes and missions in other countries of South and Central America and two in the Carribean (Dominican Republic and Sint Maarten).
In 1889, the first church community was established in the city of Buenos Aires with the church of Saint Sava, built during World War II. It is considered one of the oldest Orthodox churches in Argentina and the rest of South and Central America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico which is under the jurisdiction of bishop Maksim Vasiljević of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America[2]).
Argentina
Argentina (20):
- All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Land of Russia Church, Lanus Oeste, Buenos Aires;
- Arrival of All Saint Who Shone in the Land of Russia Church, Gobernador Lopez, Misiones Province;
- Diocese of the Buenos Aires, South-Central America, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province;
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Oberá, Misiones Province;
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Resistencia, Chaco;
- Presentation of the Most Holy Theotokos to the Temple Church, Ameghino, [[Misiones Province;
- Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Community, Cerro Corá, Misiones;
- Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral, Buenos Aires;
- Royal Passion-Bearers Orthodox Church, Mar del Plata;
- Resurrection of Christ Church, Picado Japejo;
- St. George Church, Ciudad de La Plata, Buenos Aires province;
- St. Job of Pochayev Orthodox Church, San Martin,Buenos Aires Province;
- St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, Venado Tuerto;
- St. Nicholas Monastery, Machagai, Chaco Province;
- St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church, Wanda, Chaco Province;
- St. Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Church, General Juan Madariaga, Buenos Aires Province;
- Saint Sava Monastery, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal;
- St. Seraphim of Sarov Monastery, Ciudad de la Plata;
- St. Tikhon Patriarch and All Russian Church, Leandro N. Alem, Misiones;
- Mision Santa Pareskeva, Las Grutas, Rio Negro
Brazil
Brazil has 20 churches, chapels, missions, and a monastery scattered across the provinces:
- Maceió Orthodox Community Maceió;
- Misión San Basilio de Ostrog (Orthodox Mission of Vasilije of Ostrog, Maceió in the State of Alagoas;
- Amazonas: Holy Martyrs Faith, Nadezhda and Lyubov and their Mother Sophia Mission, Manaus;
- Districto Federal: Icon of the Mother of God "Hodgetria" Church, BrasiliaPernambuco;
- Dormition of the Mother of God Church, Recife;
- Holy Trinity Church and Holy Trinity Monastery, Camaragibe;
- St. Anthony the Great Church, Belo Jardim;
- St. John the Chrysostom Church Caruaru;
- St. Matthew the Apostle Russian Orthodox Church, Jaboatao dos Guarapes;
- Rio de Janeiro: Protection of the Mother of God Orthodox Mission;
- St. John the Baptist Orthodox Community, Rio de Janeiro;
- Rio Grande do Sul: St. John the Evangelist Russian Orthodox Church;
- Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Chapel, Campina das Missoes;
- Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Santa Rosa;
- St. Sergius of Radonezh Russian Orthodox Church, Porto Alegre;
- Rio Grande do Norte: Misión Santos Cosmas Y Damiàn (Orthodox Mission of Sts Cosmas;
- Damian), Petropolis, Natal;
- Maranhão: Parróquia Santiago Hermano del Señor, el Justo (Parish of Saint James, brother of Jesus, Raposa and Mision Ortodoxa San Miquel Arcangel (Orthodox Mission of St. Michael the Archangel), Barrio Coroado, San Luis, Maranhão.
Currently, both the Serbian Orthodox Church (established in 1949) and the Serbian-Brasilian club in Sao Paulo[3]continue to serve as a gathering place for earlier Serbian Orthodox emigrants from the former Yugoslavia. In the province of Agreste: St. Symeon of Dajbabe Orthodox Church, established in 2012 in Caruaru [4] was built as a chapel of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America under the aegis of the Patriachate of Serbia. This chapel marked the beginning of the Serbian Orthodox mission to the Agreste region of Brazil when it was only used for a few years before a permanent church, dedicated to St. John Chrysostom, was constructed in a better location in the city [5]. The St. Symeon of Dajbabe is now being restored.
Peru
Peru (5): Transfiguration of the Lord Missionary Parish and the St. Matrona of Moscow Russian Orthodox Community[6] (under the jurisdiction of Bishop Kirilo Bojović), both in Lima, the third most populated city in Latin America with 9-million; Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Cusco, Department of Cusco; the Monastery of Mother Of God and Consoler Of The Afflicted Monastery, Ayacucho, Department of Ayacucho; and the Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel (Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, Lima, Peru)[7].
Chile
Chile (2): St. Nikolai of Serbia Orthodox Church, Santiago, and the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the province of Aysén[8], currently the only existent Christian Orthodox Monastery in the Republic of Chile[9]. In 2015, the construction was initiated by the late Archimandrite Agapit Tairov, a Russian who came to Chile with his brother monk Jovan Tairov, who now looks after the monastery.
Uruguay has only two churches (Russian and Greek), both located in Montevideo. The Russian Orthodox Church of the Resurrection, Montevideo now also serves the spiritual needs of the Serbian community there.
Paraguay has only one Orthodox church (Russian), located in Asuncion: The Church of the Protection of the Mother of God[10]. It is shared between Russian and Serbian emigrant communities.
Ecuador
Ecuador (3): Iglesia Ortodoxa Canonica, Patriarco Serbo, Guayaquil, Province of Guayas; Holy Trinity Parish, Quito, Pichincha Province; and Vilcabamba Orthodox Community, Vilcabamba, Loja.[11]
Bolivia
Bolivia (2): Holy Trinity Church, La Paz; and Santa Cruz Orthodox Community Chapel, Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[12]
Colombia
Colombia (5): Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, Bello, Antioquia; St. Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church, Medellin, Antioquia Department; St Basil The Miraculous Orthodox Church, Barranquilla, Atlantico; St. Seraphim of Sarov Russian Orthodox Church, Bogota, Bogota D.C.; New Martyrs and Confessors Russian Orthodox Community, Cali, Valle de Cauca.[13]
Venezuela
Venezuela (3): St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Caracas, Miranda; St. John the Baptist, Maracay, Aragua; and St. Nicholas Church, Maracaibo, Zulia.
El Salvador
El Salvador (2): St. James The Just The Brother Of The Lord Missionary Parish, San Salvador; and St. Raphael The Archangel Orthodox Community Chapel, San Salvador. [14]
Guatemala
Guatemala (3): St. Ignatius Of The Caucasus Mission, Villa Canales; St. Nicholas The Wonderworker Mission; and Monasterio de la Santa Trinidad, Lavra Mambré de Guatamala[15] [16]
Honduras has three Orthodox parishes, all belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. At present, Honduras is without a Serbian Orthodox mission.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (4): Icon Of The Virgin With Three Hands Serbian Orthodox Mission, Managua; El Raizon Orthodox Community Chapel, El Raison; Masaya Orthodox Community Chapel, Masaya; St. John of Shanghai Russian Orthodox Mission Chapel, Matagalpa.[17]
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (4): Icon Of Our Lady Of Kazan Orthodox Church, Las Parcelas de San Miguel de Piedades Sur San Ramón, Alajuela; Limon Orthodox Community Chapel, Limon; St. Peter of Cetinje Orthodox Church, Curridabat; and St. Nicholas Mission, Playas del Coco.[18]
Panama
Panama (2): Saints Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Mission, Panama[19]; Intercession Of The Blessed Virgin Church in Albrook, Panama
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic (1): Church of the Holy Transfiguration in Punta Cana, Bávaro. The church, led by priest Evstatije Azdejković, is completed.[20]
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten: Missionary Parish, led by Archimandrite Evstatije Azdejković.[21]
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