Luc Kovacević

This article offers a historical and institutional overview of the Serbian Orthodox Church, from the origins of the Christianization of the Serbian people to the contemporary structure of the Patriarchate of Serbia. Written in the form of a synthetic presentation by Bishop Luc (Kovacević), Bishop of France and Western Europe within the Serbian Patriarchate, the text traces the major stages of Serbian ecclesiastical history, highlighting the continuity between the medieval heritage and the current organization of the Church. The central idea is to show how the Serbian Orthodox Church was formed and structured over the centuries to become the Patriarchate it is today. From a theological and historical perspective, the article provides a useful frame of reference for situating the Serbian Church within the broader context of world Orthodoxy and understanding its diasporic presence in Western Europe.