Mihail Gogov
His Beatitude Mr. Mr. Michael | |
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Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia | |
Church | Macedonian |
See | Skopje |
Installed | 4 December 1993 |
Term ended | 6 July 1999 |
Predecessor | Gabriel of Ohrid and Macedonia |
Successor | Stephen of Ohrid and Macedonia |
Personal details | |
Born |
1912 Novo Selo, Macedonia |
Died |
6 July 1999 Skopje, Macedonia |
Buried | Church "St. Naum of Ohrid", Radišani, Macedonia |
Nationality | Macedonian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Michael (Macedonian: Архиепископ Охридски и Македонски г.г. Михаил/ Arhiepiskop Ohridski i Makedonski g.g. Mihail) was the fourth Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia and once primate of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
Archbishop Michael was born in Novo Selo, Štip Municipality, Ottoman Empire (now Republic of 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.
Preceded by Gabriel II |
Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia 1993–1999 |
Succeeded by Stephen |
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