"The schism has been healed. Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate in Belgrade has accepted back into its fold the ‘Macedonian Orthodox Church - Archbishopric of Ohrid’ with its some 1.5 million believers. The full Eucharistic and canonical Communion has been reestablished after 55 years of schism.
In 1967 Yugoslav Communist Party forced the Church in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia to unilaterally separate from the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Synod of the Church in North Macedonia has sent a letter of acceptance of its widest autonomy granted in 1959 within the borders of the Patriarchate in Belgrade and has asked to be taken back into the Orthodox Catholic Church.
In return, the Serbian Church has promised it has no geopolitical pretensions or ambitions in North Macedonia. The Orthodox Patriarchate in Belgrade will immediately start the process of granting Autocephaly to the Church in North Macedonia.
The Belgrade Patriarchate will not ask of Macedonians to surrender their diaspora to the Constantinople Patriarchate or any other. The Belgrade Patriarchate advice that the Greek Churches and the Macedonian Church to negotiate the future official name of the Church in North Macedonia that will soon be granted Autocephaly (Self-Governing).
The Belgrade Patriarchate will consider Autocephaly granted once all Orthodox Autocephalous Churches ratify the new Sister Church in North Macedonia. From this day forth, all Orthodox Christians may receive the Sacraments from the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Archbishopric of Ohrid in North Macedonia and their diaspora dioceses.
The Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Macedonia will be Stefan, the current Metropolitan of the "Macedonian Orthodox Church - Archbishopric of Ohrid". Archbishop Stefan will commemorate Liturgically His Holiness Porphyrios, Metropolitan of Belgrade and the Patriarch of the Serbian and Coastal Lands.
Macedonian Bishops will annually attend the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchate in Belgrade until given full Autocephaly. Macedonian Bishops will take part in governing of the Serbian Orthodox Church via the Council of Bishops, and in the case of the death of the Belgrade Patriarch, will elect the new Patriarch or be elected.
Macedonian Church will accept into its fold the bishops and clergy of the Belgrade Patriarchate in North Macedonia led by Archbishop John, who served there before the healing of schism. The property of two jurisdictions in North Macedonia will merge in the future."
Constantinople Ends Schism with North Macedonia Church