List of metropolitans of Montenegro
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This article lists the Metropolitans of Montenegro, primates of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, heads of the current Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and their predecessors (bishops and metropolitans of Zeta and Cetinje), from 1219 to the present day.[1]
Bishops of Zeta
- Ilarion I (1219–1242)
- German I (1242–1250)
- Neofit (1250–1270)
- Jevstatije (1270–1279)
- Jovan (1279–1286)
- German II (1286–1292)
- Mihailo I (1293–1305)
- Andrija (1305–1319)
- Mihailo II (after 1319)
Metropolitans of Zeta
- David I (1391–1396)
- Arsenije (1396–1417)
- David II (1417–1435)
- Jeftimije (1434–1446)
- Teodosije (after 1446)
- Josif (1453)
- Visarion I (1482–1485)
Metropolitans of Cetinje
- Pahomije I (1491–1493)
- Vavila (1493–1495)
- Roman (1496)
- German III (1496–1520)
- Pavle (1520–1530)
- Vasilie I (1530–1532)
- Romil I (1532–1540)
- Nikodim (1540)
- Ruvim I (1540–1550)
- Makarije (1550–1558)
- Dionisije (1558)
- Romil II (1558–1561)
- Ruvim II (1551–1569)
- Pahomije II (1569–1579)
- Gerasim (1575–1582)
- Venjamin (1582–1591)
- Stefan (1591–1593)
- Ruvim III (1593–1636)
- Mardarije (1637–1659)
- Ruvim IV (1673–1685)
- Vasilije II (1685)
- Visarion Borilovic Bajica (1685–1692)
- Sava I (1694–1697)
Metropolitans of Montenegro
| Primate | Portrait | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo I Данило I |
1697–1735 | ||
| Sava II Сава II |
1735–1781 | Co-served with Vasilije III from 1750 until 1766. | |
| Vasilije III Василије III |
1750–1766 | Co-served with Sava II. | |
| Arsenije II Арсеније II |
1781–1784 | ||
| Petar I Петар I |
1784–1830 | Sanctified as St. Peter of Cetinje. | |
| Petar II Петар II |
1830–1851 | ||
| Danilo II Данило II |
1852 | Never consecrated. |
Metropolitans of Montenegro and Brda
| Primate | Portrait | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikanor II Никанор II |
1858–1860 | Born in Drniš as Nikola Ivanović / Никола Ивановић. | |
| Ilarion II Иларион II |
1860–1882 | Born in Podgorica as Ilija Roganović / Илија Рогановић. | |
| Visarion III Висарион III |
1882–1884 | Born in Sveti Stefan as Vasilije Ljubiša / Василије Љубиша. | |
| Mitrofan Митрофан |
1884–1920 | Born in Glavati as Marko Ban / Марко Бан. |
Metropolitans of Montenegro and the Littoral
| Primate | Portrait | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavrilo Гаврило |
1920–1938 | First metropolitan under the reunified Serbian Orthodox Church. Served as the 41st Serbian Patriarch. Born in Vrujci as Gavrilo Dožić / Гaврилo Дoжић. | |
| Joanikije I Јоаникије |
1940–1945 | Executed by the Yugoslav Partisans at the end of World War II for collaboration with the occupying Axis powers. Sanctified as a hieromartyr.[2] Born in Stoliv as Jovan Lipovac / Јован Липовац. | |
| Arsenije III Арсеније III |
1947–1961 | Born in Banatska Palanka as Svetislav Bradvarević / Светислав Брадваревић. | |
| Danilo III Данило III |
1961–1990 | Born in Drušići as Tomo Dajković / Томо Дајковић. | |
| Amfilohije Амфилохије |
1990–2020 | Born in Bare as Risto Radović / Ристо Радовић. | |
| Joanikije II Јоаникије |
2020–present | Born in Velimlje as Jovan Mićović / Јован Мићовић. |
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