Longin Krčo

Longin Krčo (Serbian Cyrillic: Лонгин Крчо; born 29 September 1955) 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 (née Jovanović). 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 (being given the name Longin) in 1975 by the then-Bishop of Dalmatia Stefan (Boca) 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. During Operation Storm, he was located in Australia but he returned to the Balkans immediately upon hearing of the operation.