Kiril of Polog and Kumanovo

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.

Kiril
Metropolitan of Polog and Kumanovo
ChurchMacedonian
DiocesePolog and Kumanovo
SeeSkopje
Installed1971
Quashed2013
Predecessorunknown
SuccessorJoseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Joseph of Tetovo and Gostivar
Personal details
Born1934
Carev Dvor, Resen
Yugoslavia
Died2013[1]
Skopje
Macedonia
BuriedMonastery in Deljadrovci,[2] Skopje
NationalityMacedonian
Denomination Eastern Orthodoxy
Residence Skopje
OccupationMetropolitan of MPC-OA
The Macedonian Cross.

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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References

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
New title Metropolitan of Polog and Kumanovo
1971–2013
Succeeded by
Joseph
as Metropolitan of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Joseph
as Metropolitan of Tetovo and Gostivar
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