Metropolitanate of Belgrade
Former autonomous and later independent metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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The Metropolitanate of Belgrade (Serbian: Београдска митрополија, romanized: Beogradska mitropolija) was an Eastern Orthodox autonomous and later independent jurisdiction which existed between 1831 and 1920, with jurisdiction over the territory of Principality and Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1831, when the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople granted autonomy to its eparchies in the Principality of Serbia.[1] Territorial enlargement and full canonical independence were gained in 1879.[2] The metropolitanate existed until 1920, when it was merged with Patriarchate of Karlovci and other Serbian ecclesiastical provinces to form the unified Serbian Orthodox Church.
Metropolitanate of Belgrade | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Serbia |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Established | 1831 |
| Dissolved | 1920 |
| Language | Church Slavonic Serbian |
| Governance | Self-governing Eastern Orthodox metropolitanate |
List of eparchies
| Eparchy | Seat | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eparchy of Belgrade | Belgrade | Now Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci. |
| Eparchy of Žiča | Čačak | Eparchy of Užice until 1884 |
| Eparchy of Šabac | Šabac | Part of the Eparchy of Belgrade from 1886 to 1891 |
| Eparchy of Timok | Zaječar | Established after 1833, part of the Eparchy of Niš from 1886 to 1891 |
| Eparchy of Niš | Niš | Established in 1879 |
| Eparchy of Raška and Prizren | Prizren | Under jurisdiction from 1912 to 1920 |
| Eparchy of Skopje | Skopje | |
| Eparchy of Debar and Kičevo | Kičevo |
List of metropolitans
| No. | Primate | Portrait | Personal name | Reign | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melentije Мелентије Melenthius |
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Melentije Pavlović Мелентије Павловић |
1831–1833 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | First Serb Metropolitan of Belgrade |
| 2 | Petar Петар Peter |
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Pavle Jovanović Павле Јовановић |
1833–1859 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | |
| 3 | Mihailo Михаило Michael |
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Miloje Jovanović Милоје Јовановић |
1859–1881 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | First tenure |
| Mojsije Мојсије Moses |
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Maksim Veresić Максим Вересић |
1881–1883 | Administrator of the Metropolitanate of Belgrade | Appointed by the Austrophile Serbian government | |
| 4 | Teodosije Теодосије Theodosius |
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Teodor Mraović Теодор Мраовић |
1883–1889 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | |
| (3) | Mihailo Михаило Michael |
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Miloje Jovanović Милоје Јовановић |
1889–1898 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | Second tenure |
| 5 | Inokentije Инокентије Innocentius |
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Jakov Pavlović Јаков Павловић |
1898–1905 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | |
| 6 | Dimitrije Димитрије Dimitrius |
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Dimitrije Pavlović Димитрије Павловић |
1905–1920 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | Elevated to Patriarch |
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