Dimitrije, Serbian Patriarch
Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1920 to 1930
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Dimitrije (Serbian: Димитрије, English: Demetrius; born Dimitrije Pavlović; 28 October 1846 – 6 April 1930) was the 39th Serbian Patriarch and the first Patriarch of the reunified Serbian Orthodox Church, serving from 1920 until his death in 1930.[1] He was appointed Bishop of Niš in 1884 and held that post until 1889. He became Bishop of Šabac and Valjevo in 1898 and held that post until 1905. When Inokentije, Metropolitan of Belgrade, died in 1905, Dimitrije was appointed the successor. In 1920, the Serbian Patriarchate was re-established, thus Dimitrije became the first head of the re-established patriarchate. On 8 June 1922, he wed King Alexander I and Princess Maria of Romania in the Cathedral of Saint Archangel Michael in Belgrade. Patriarch Dimitrije died on 6 April 1930 in Belgrade and was buried at the Rakovica monastery.
Dimitrije | |
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| Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch | |
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| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| See | Belgrade |
| Installed | 12 September 1920 |
| Term ended | 6 April 1930 |
| Predecessor | Kalinik II |
| Successor | Varnava |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1878 |
| Consecration | 1884 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1846 |
| Died | 6 April 1930 |
| Styles of Serbian Patriarch Dimitrije I | |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Patriarch |
| Posthumous style | His Holiness Patriarch Dimitrije I of Blessed Repose |
He was decorated Order of Saint Sava and Albanian Order of Skanderbeg for his help for Albanian Orthodox Church.[2]
