Joseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo

Dr. Joseph Pејоvsky (Macedonian: Јосиф Пејовски) is the first and current Metropolitan bishop of the Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.[1][2]

Joseph M.D.
Metropolitan of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Church	Macedonian
Province	Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Kratovo
Metropolis	Kumanovo
Diocese	Kumanovo and Osogovo
See	Skopje
Elected	September 17, 2013
Installed	October 10, 2013
Predecessor	none (Kiril as Metropolitan of Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo)
Successor	incumbent
Personal details
Born	1977 Prilep Yugoslavia
Nationality	Macedonian
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy
Residence	Kumanovo
Occupation	Metropolitan of MOC-OA
Alma mater	Skopje University

Early life

Family

Schooling

Metropolitan Josif in 1995 enrolled at the Faculty of Theology “St Clement of Ohrid” in Skopje, where in 2000 earned a bachelor's degree with thesis topic “The Icons in the History of the Church”. In 2009, he completed his doctoral studies dissertation with the topic “Dogmatic-theological doctrine of hesychasm in the works of St John Climacus , St Symeon the New Theologian, and Gregory Palamas”.

Life in the Church

Episcopal Ministry

See also

• Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo
• List of Metropolitans of Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo
• Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo
• Kiril of Polog and Kumanovo
• Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
• Kumanovo

References

1. "Митрополит". josif.mk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
2. "Metropolitan". koe.mk.

External links

• Joseph Biography
• Official Web Page

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Kiril as Metropolitan of Polog and Kumanovo	Metropolitan of Kumanovo and Osogovo 2013–present	Incumbent