Today, His Beatitude Archbishop Stephen of Ohrid and Macedonia presides over the Holy Synod of Hierarchs of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, whose other members are:
- Metropolitan Cyril of Polog and Kumanovo
- Metropolitan Peter of Prespa and Pelagonia,
the Administrator of Australia and New Zealand
- Metropolitan Timothy of Debar, Kičevo, and Plaošnik
- Metropolitan Nahum of Strumica
- Metropolitan Agathangel of Povardаrie
- Metropolitan Methodius of America and Canada (consecration: 21-06-2005)
- Metropolitan Poemen of Europe (consecration: 02-10-2005)
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Bregalnica (consecration: 13-07-2006)
- Titular Bishop Clement of Heraclea (consecration: 12-07-2005)
- Metropolitan Gorazd, former Metropolitan for the Diocese of Europe
DIOCESES of the MOC
on the territory of R. MACEDONIA and in the diaspora:
1. Diocese of Skopje, headed by His Beatitude Archbishop Stephen of Ohrid and Macedonia;
2. Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Cyril;
3. Diocese of Debar and Kičevo, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Timothy;
4. Diocese of Prespa and Pelagonia, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Peter;
5. Diocese of Strumica, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Nahum;
6. Diocese of Povardarie, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Agathangel;
7. Diocese of Bregalnica, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Hilarion;
8. Diocese of America and Canada, headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Methodius;
9. Diocese of Europe , headed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Poemen;
10. Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, the administrator is the Most Reverend Metropolitan Peter.
The 10 dioceses of the MOC are governed by ten Episcopes, assisted at the moment by around 500 active priests in about 500 parishes with over 2000 churches and monasteries. Outside the borders of R. Macedonia, the MOC is pastorally active in 6 dioceses in the diaspora. In around twenty living monasteries under the jurisdiction of the MOC, more than 100 monastics in prayer and monastic struggle preserve the living patristic Tradition.
Continuing the enlightener's mission of the Ohrid School of Saint Clement, in line with contemporary courses of theological study, in the apostolic spirit, the “Saint Clement of Ohrid” Theological High School and the “Saint Clement of Ohrid” Theological Faculty, within the Macedonian Orthodox Church, every year train young theologians, teachers of religion, and priests.
