Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia

{{Short description|Multi-country Eastern Orthodox diocese}}

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{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Serbian Orthodox Eparchy

| name = Britain and Scandinavia

| image = Serbisk ortodoxa kyrka Enskede.jpg

| image_size = 275px

| caption = Saint Sava Church, Stockholm, seat of the Diocese

| sui_iuris_church = Serbian Orthodox Church

| denomination = Eastern Orthodox

| established = 1990

| bishop = Dositej Motika

| headquarters = Stockholm, Sweden

| territory = United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland (and missions to Ireland and Malta)

| cathedral = Church of St Sava, Stockholm

| language = Church Slavonic
Serbian

| population = 250,000 est.

| map = File:Map of Eparchies of Serbian Orthodox Church in Europe-en.svg

| website = [http://www.spclondon.org/ Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia]

|country=|local=Српска православна епархија британско-скандинавска|dissolved=2024}}

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Britain and Scandinavia ({{langx|sr|Српска православна епархија британско-скандинавска}}) was a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese in Western Europe. It was headquartered at Enskede gård, Stockholm, Sweden. It operated churches in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Missionary parishes in Ireland and Malta were operated by priests from England.[http://www.spc-derby.org.uk/spcuk/Doc.aspx?cat=0&subcat=0&subcat2=0&id=0&lang=eng&txt=428 Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Britain and Scandinavia] This diocese ceased to exist in May 2024 when the Holy Council of the Serbian Orhodox Church decided to split it in two: the Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland and the Diocese of Scandinavia.{{Cite web |title=Устоличен епископ лондонски и британско-ирски Нектарије |url=https://www.rts.rs/vesti/drustvo/5588015/ustolicen-episkop-londonski-i-britansko-irski-nektarije.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=РТС |language=sr}}

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Gallery

File:Vårfrukyrkan, Göteborg.jpg|Church of Our Lady, Gothenburg

File:Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar - geograph.org.uk - 1966606.jpg|Church of St Lazar, Bournville, Birmingham

File:Serbian Orthodox Church, Boothtown, Halifax - geograph.org.uk - 1575654.jpg|Serbian Church, Boothtown

File:St Columba, Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1QQ - geograph.org.uk - 4026263.jpg|Church of St Sava, off Ladbroke Grove, London

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Category:Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Category:Religious organizations based in Sweden

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in Denmark

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in Norway

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in Sweden

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in Finland

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in Iceland

Category:Serbian Orthodox Church in the Republic of Ireland

Category:Eastern Orthodox dioceses in the United Kingdom

Category:Eastern Orthodox dioceses in Ireland

Category:Dioceses in Denmark

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