Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid

The Archbishopric of Ohrid also known as the Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid (Bulgarian: Българска Охридска архиепископия, Serbian: Охридска архиепископија) was an autonomous Orthodox Church under the tutelage of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1019 and 1767. It was established following the Byzantine conquest of the First Bulgarian Empire in 1018 by lowering the rank of the autocephalous Bulgarian Patriarchate due to its subjugation to Constantinople.

In 972, Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976) conquered and burned down Preslav, capturing the Bulgarian Tsar Boris II (r. 969–977). The Patriarch Damyan managed to escape, initially to Sredets. In the coming years, the residence of the Bulgarian patriarchs remained closely connected to the developments in the war between the next Bulgarian monarchist dynasty, the Comitopuli, and the Byzantine Empire. Thus, the next Patriarch German resided consecutively in Moglena (Almopia), Vodena (Edessa) and Prespa. Around 990, the last patriarch, Philip, moved to Ohrid, which also became the permanent seat of the Patriarchate until emperor Basil II conquered the First Bulgarian Empire in 1018.

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