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Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities

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Type
  
Office

Website
  
vere.gov.rs

Headquarters
  
Belgrade, Serbia

Formed
  
August 2, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-08-02)

Preceding agency
  
Ministry of Religion and Diaspora

Agency executive
  
Mileta Radojević, Director

Office for cooperation with religious communities (Serbian: Канцеларија за сарадњу с црквама и верским заједницама / Kancelarija za saradnju s crkvama i verskim zajednicama) is an ajecent body of the Government of Serbia. It was constituted on August 2, 2012 via founding statute of Serbian government.

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Organization

The director is in charge of the Office, and is appointed by the Government of Serbia. The mandate of the director is 5 years. First director is Mileta Radojević.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction of the Office is established by its founding statute:

  • Affirmation and improvement of freedom of religion
  • Cooperation of the state with churches and religious communities and improvement of their position within society
  • Affirmation of religious elements in Serbian national identity
  • Assistance in protection and preservation of religious elements in national identity of minorities in Serbia
  • Cooperation of the state with dioceses based abroad
  • Affirmation and development of religious culture
  • Assistance in development of religious education
  • Assistance in religious construction and preservation of religious cultural heretege
  • Providing assistance in improvement of material and social position and status of churches and religious communities

    • References

    Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities Wikipedia
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