Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid Liturgizes After 1147 Days

On Saturday, 7 February 2015, which was the feast of Saint Gregory the Theologian according to the Julian Calendar, His Beatitude Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Saint Maximus the Confessor, located in the Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John Chrysostom in Bitola.

Archbishop Jovan Released from Prison

On January 9th it was announced that Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid, who has been unjustly held in prison for more than three years in Skopje, was to be released on January 19th by court order (see here).

Then on January 19th it was announced by the Archdiocese of Ochrid that the release will not take place that day and that it was on hold (see here).

Release of Archbishop Jovan from Prison Put on Hold

On January 9th it was announced that Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid, who has been unjustly held in prison for three years in Skopje, was to be released on January 19th by court order (see here). Today it was announced by the Archdiocese of Ochrid that the release will not take place today and that it is on hold. Below are the details in the official announcement:

January 19, 2015

Announcement

The Council of the Court of First Instance Skopje I, on January 9, 2015, made the decision that Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje should be released from prison.

Archbishop Jovan To Be Released From Prison

Aimilios Polygenis

January 10, 2015

Romfea.gr

It took almost three and a half years of confinement in prison in Skopje to hear some good news in the case of Metropolitan Jovan (John) of Ochrid.

The judicial authorities decided, according to exclusive information from Romfea.gr, to release the Metropolitan on January 19th, having been imprisoned for three years and two months in the penal system of Skopje.