Joseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo
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| Metropolitan of Kumanovo and Osogovo | |
| Church | Macedonian |
| Province | Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Kratovo |
| Metropolis | Kumanovo |
| Diocese | Kumanovo and Osogovo |
| See | Skopje |
| Elected | September 17, 2013 |
| Installed | October 10, 2013 |
| Predecessor | none (Kiril as Metropolitan of Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo) |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 Prilep Yugoslavia
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| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Denomination |
 Eastern Orthodoxy
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| Residence |
 Kumanovo
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| Occupation | Metropolitan of MOC-OA |
| Alma mater | Skopje University |
Dr. Joseph (Macedonian: Јосиф) is the first and current Metropolitan bishop of the Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
Metropolitan Josif in 1995 enrolled at the Faculty of Theology “St Clement of Ohrid” in Skopje, where in 2000 earned a bachelor’s degree with thesis topic “The Icons in the History of the Church”. In 2009, he completed his doctoral studies dissertation with the topic “Dogmatic-theological doctrine of hesychasm in the works of St John Climacus , St Symeon the New Theologian, and Gregory Palamas”.
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