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A Journey from a Minority Congregation to an Established Religious Community: The Serbian Orthodox Church in the Nordic Countries
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare, Social Work.ORCID iD: 0009-0004-7852-168X
2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This study aims to present the processes of establishment and development of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in the Nordic Countries, with a special focus on its organisation and activities. The discussion is based on an analysis of relevant literature and internet sources, as well as interviews conducted with different representatives of the SOC. The establishment of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in the Nordic Countries is closely associated with the increased number of Serbian, then Yugoslav, immigrants during the 1960s and 1970s. The first Serbian Orthodox parish was established in Västerås, Sweden 1972. After the disintegration of socialist Yugoslavia in the first half of the 1990s, the population of Serbs in the Nordic countries increased rapidly. In 1990, the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Great Britain and Scandinavia was founded, and its centre was established in Stockholm a year later. Today, the SOC represents the second-largest Orthodox Church in Sweden and is among the largest Orthodox churches in Norway and Denmark. Under the SOC’s jurisdiction is also the Swedish Deanery (Svenska prosteriet), with its centre in Gothenburg. The fundamental SOC mission in the Nordic countries is the holy liturgy. In addition, a liturgical life is conducted with all its usual activities included. Apart from that, SOC organizes many other educational, cultural, and artistic activities, such as religious teaching, Serbian language teaching, and Serbian folk dance training. There are also occasional contacts and cooperation with various Serbian associations active in the Nordic countries. In addition, it takes care of the spiritual needs of Orthodox hospitalized patients and prisoners.

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2024.
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Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-49835OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-49835DiVA, id: diva2:1921918
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The 26th Nordic Conference in the Sociology of Religion, Århus 14th-16th August 2024
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The Many Altars of the North - Christian Migration in ScandinaviaAvailable from: 2024-12-17 Created: 2024-12-17 Last updated: 2025-10-09Bibliographically approved

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