page_title: Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro
section_title: Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro
hierarchical_section_title: Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro / Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Anfangseite des Oktoich aus dem Jahre 1494
context_page_description: Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Montenegro. It is the largest Christian denomination in the country. According to the latest census of 2011, 446,858 citizens of Montenegro registered as Eastern Orthodox Christians. The majority of Eastern Orthodox people in Montenegro are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church. A minor percentage supports the noncanonical and unrecognized Montenegrin Orthodox Church.
context_section_description: Four eparchies (dioceses) of the Serbian Orthodox Church cover the territory of Montenegro, two of them being entirely within its borders, and two partially: 
  Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, with seat in Cetinje,
  Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić, with seat in Nikšić,
  Eparchy of Mileševa, partially covers northwestern region of Montenegro and southwestern region of Serbia,
  Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina, also covers a small region of Sutorina in southwestern corner of Montenegro.
  In 2006, the Bishops' Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church decided to form a regional Bishops' Council for Montenegro, consisted of bishops whose dioceses cover the territory of Montenegro. By the same decision, Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral was appointed president of the regional Bishops' Council. The 17th-century Ostrog monastery is a religious landmark of Montenegro and the most popular pilgrimage site.
caption: The Cetinje Octoechos (1494)
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