Titular Bishop of Jegra

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The Titular Bishop of Jegra (Serbian Cyrillic: Викарни епископ јегарски) is a titular bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who also serves as the vicar bishop for the Bishop of Bačka.[1] The see of bishop is Kovilj Monastery in Kovilj near Novi Sad.

Created in 1999, the titular bishop bears the title of the old Eparchy of Jegra (named after the Hungarian city Eger), which was the northernmost eparchy during the time of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. The eparchy was abolished in 1713, and its territory was annexed to the Eparchy of Bačka, whose bishop bore the title "Bačka, Szeged and Jegar".[2][3][4]

The titular bishop is a member of the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[5]

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