Longin Krčo

Longin Krčo is a bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church who became head of the Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America in October 1999. He is one of the longest-serving Serbian Orthodox bishops and has also served as the Bishop of Dalmatia.

Life

Early life

He was born on 29 September 1955 to father Stanoje and mother Anđa. He completed his elementary school in Olovske Luke and he then completed the Three Holy Hierarchs theological school at the Krka monastery. He was ordained a monk in 1975 by the then-Bishop of Dalmatia Stefan after receiving the Little Schema as a student of the fifth grade.

Bishop

Dalmatia

Bishop Longin was appointed the Bishop of Dalmatia in 1992 during the war in Croatia. Due to the war, he was unable to take his seat in Šibenik and used the Krka monastery as diocesan headquarters instead. During Operation Storm, he was located in Australia but he returned to the Balkans immediately upon hearing of the operation. After Operation Storm, he stayed at Divčibare near Valjevo for a time.