Sacral Heraldry
Eparchy of Banat
Seat: Vršac
- Seat
- Vršac
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St Nicholas
- Official website
- eparhijabanatska.rs
The Eparchy of Banat covers the Serbian part of the Banat. Its seat is in Vršac, where the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas and the Bishop's Palace are located.
The eparchy inherits the tradition of the bishops of Vršac from the age of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci; in its care are also the monasteries of the Banat, among them Mesić near Vršac.
Blazon
Shield
An oval shield, divided horizontally by a gold line, with the lower part divided vertically; in the upper field a painted scene of a monastery building in a landscape, in the lower fields painted scenes.
External ornaments
The shield is supported by two angels in colourful vestments; above it is a mitre, and behind it a crossed cross and bishop's staff.
