Dositheus II

Dositheus II
His Beatitude Mr. Mr. Dositheus II
Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia

Statue of Dositheus II in front of the Church of St. Clement of Ohrid in Skopje.
Church Macedonian
See Skopje
Enthroned 1958
Reign ended 1967
Predecessor none
Successor Angelarios of Ohrid and Macedonia
Personal details
Birth name Dimitrija Stojkovski
Born 7 December 1906
Mavrovo, Macedonia
Died 20 May 1981
Skopje, Macedonia
Buried Church "St. Demetrius", Skopje, Macedonia
Nationality Macedonian
Denomination Eastern Orthodoxy

Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia Very Rev. Dositheus II (Macedonian: Архиепископ Охродски и Македонски г. г. Доситеј II/ Arhiepiskop Ohridski i Makedonski g. g. Dositej II) was the first Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia and once primate of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.

Archbishop Dositheus II, whose secular name is Dimitrija Stojkovski, was born on December 7, 1906 in the Ottoman Empire (now Republic of Macedonia) and died on May 20, 1981, in Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia (now Republic of Macedonia).

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Preceded by
None		 Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
1958–1981		 Succeeded by
Angelarios



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