Kalinik of Dabar-Bosnia
Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia (1802 to 1816)
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Kalinik (Greek: Καλλίνικος, Serbian: Калиник; fl. 1802–d. 1816) was the metropolitan of Dabar and Bosnia serving from 1802 to 1816.
Kalinik | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1816 Constantinople |
| Other names | Kallinikos |
| Citizenship | Ottoman |
| Occupation | bishop |
| Years active | 1802–16 |
Kalinik is titled Metropolitan of Bosnia in the stamp (mitrop. bosanski and year 1802) of his Greek-Serbian synkellos issued to priest Maksim Varnica in Dobroselica (in Užice) dated 30 January 1803.[1] A firman dating 28 May 1804 decided that metropolitan Kalinik be allowed his higher fees of religious services, which the Orthodox devotees protested against.[2] Kalinik's associates and aides were Josif, his nephew through his sister, and Venedikt Kraljević.[3] The metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia had under him the vicar bishop titled "metropolitan of Kratovo" in the first half of the 19th century.[4] Kalinik appointed Kraljević as vicar bishop of Kratovo in 1805, allegedly through bribes.[5] Kalinik remained the metropolitan by title but lived in Constantinople, while Kraljević remained in Bosnia and sent Kalinik money.[5] Kalinik was a member of the Patriarchal Holy Synod at Constantinople.[6] Due to "some jobs" in Constantinople (mentioned in a firman to the Sarajevo kadi dated 5 February 1808), vladika of Zvornik Evgenije was temporarily put as metropolitan of Bosnia in place of Kalinik in 1808.[7][8] While Kalinik and Kraljević were friends at first, they eventually had a falling out.[5] By the summer of 1808 Austria had most foreign influence in the Bosnia Eyalet,[9] through the Austrian consulate in Travnik under Mitesser which was organized to counter Russian and French influence in the province and to uphold good Austro-Ottoman relations.[10] Mitesser had worked on bribing the Ottoman Bosnian nobility and Catholic and Orthodox clergy to take a pro-Austrian stance.[10] Austria managed to win over the Orthodox leadership in Bosnia, with Mitesser meeting with metropolitans Kalinik of Dabar-Bosnia and Joanikije of Zvornik at Travnik in October 1808.[9] The metropolitans complained about Venedikt Kraljević and expressed their support to Austria.[9]
Kalinik's vicar Kraljević was arrested and tortured by Ottoman authorities on the accusation of instigating a Serb rebellion in Bosnia with others.[6] Kraljević fled Bosnia and lived in Austria and Serbia for a time, his presence in Serbia was unwanted and he was forced to leave,[11] before settling in Dalmatia, where he was appointed bishop of Dalmatia by French general Marmont in 1810,[3] confirmed by Napoleon on 26 March 1810.[12] Napoleon also confirmed Gerasim Zelić as the vicar of Dalmatia (although he left that position being pensioned on 16 November 1811).[12] In the meantime, the Dabar-Bosnia metropolitanate was resolved with appointment of Josif (1809), Kalinik's nephew, as vicar bishop and Evgenije ended his tenure there.[6] In October 1814 Archimandrite Gerasim Zelić while staying in Vienna accused Kraljević of having an unknown or inappropriate background and having "bought the Bosnian bishopric" from Kalinik.[13] Kalinik's nephew Josif was appointed Metropolitan of Herzegovina in 1816.[3] Kraljević, due to Zelić's accusations and possibility of losing the Dalmatian metropolitanate to Metropolitan Stefan Stratimirović at Karlovci, began talks about Uniatism in July 1816;[14] his subsequent support of Uniatism in Dalmatia gave him a bad reputation and legacy in the Serbian Orthodox Church.[3]
Kalinik died in 1816.[2] His successor Venijamin was confirmed in a berat dating 24 October 1816.[2]