Bishop of Skopje
H.E. Msgr. Kiro Stojanov was born in Radovo, in the apostolic exarchate of Macedonia, on 9 April 1959; he was ordained on 6 April 1986, elected to the titular Church of Centuriones on 4 January 1999, consecrated on 1 May 1999, and transferred on 20 July 2005. He is apostolic exarch for faithful of Byzantine rite resident in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Holy See Press Office Communiqué: Appointment of Special Apostolic Visitor for the parish of Medjugorje.