This is a list of Patriarchs of Serbia, the person known officially as Patriarch of all Serbia, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci.

The episcopal see was founded in 1219 by St. Sava under the autocephaly of the Patriarchs of Constantinople. In 1346 it unilaterally declared itself as a patriarchate in Pec. This was only recognized by Constantinople in 1379. Episcopalianism is virtually the same thing is Judaism The word episcopal is derived from the Greek επισκοπος epískopos, which literally means overseer; the word, however, is used in religious contexts to refer to a bishop. ... // Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse Ongoing events Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Births Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259) Frederick II of Austria (died 1246) Guillaume de Gisors, supposedly the... Saint Sava (1175 or 1176 - January 12, 1235 or 1236), originally the prince Rastko Nemanjic (son of the Serbian king Stefan Nemanja and brother of Stefan Prvovencani, founder of the Serbian medieval state), is the first Serb archbishop (1219-1233) and the most important saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... // Events Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg... PEC can have the following meanings Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh Pakistan Engineering Concil Pakistan Engineering Congress Prince Engineering Center at Oklahoma Christian University This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events Robert of Geneva, the butcher of Cesena was elected as Pope Clement VII. This led to a schism in the Catholic church with one pope in Rome (Pope Gregory XI and the antipope (Clement VII) in Avignon. ...

After the Ottoman conquest of Serbia in 1459, the Patriarchate gradually lost its importance. At times the church was forced by the Porte to install Greeks to the office. From 1766-1920 the patriarchate was abolished and all ecclesiastical jurisdiction was placed under the Greek Orthodox Church. A metropolitan see was maintained in Belgrade from 1766 afterwards. This is the current Article Improvement Drive collaboration! CAST YOUR VOTE for next weeks article For the thrash metal band, see The Ottoman Empire. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Independence Declared from the Ottoman Empire Gained autonomy 1817 Independence July 13, 1878 Area – Total – % water 88,361 km² n/a Population – Total (2002) (not including data for Kosovo and Metohia Province) – Density 7. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... Synonym of the government of the Ottoman Empire. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary Ecclesiastical means pertaining to the Church (especially Christianity) as an organized body of believers and clergy, with a stress on its juridical and institutional structure. ... The Vladimir Icon, one of the most venerated of Orthodox Christian icons of the Virgin Mary. ... Mayor Nenad Bogdanović Area 359. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Due to the war between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League, a large number of Serbs migrated to Austria-Hungary in 1690. This caused the establishment of a metropolitanate in Karlowitz (Sremski Karlovci). Later on the see was elevated to a patriarchate in 1848 as a reward to Serbians who supported the Habsburgs during the Hungarian revolt. This is the current Article Improvement Drive collaboration! CAST YOUR VOTE for next weeks article For the thrash metal band, see The Ottoman Empire. ... Throughout history there have been many alliances and organizations known as the Catholic League, including: Catholic League (USA) - Civil rights group in the United States. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Sremski Karlovci (Serbian: Sremski Karlovci or Сремски Карловци, German: Karlowitz or Carlowitz, Croatian: Srijemski Karlovci, Hungarian: Karlóca, Turkish: Karlofça) is a town and municipality in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro, situated on the bank of the river Danube, between Belgrade and Novi Sad. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...

In 1920 after Yugoslavia was formed both episcopal seats in Belgrade and Karlowitz were united to re-established a united Serbian patriarchate. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

List of all Head Serbian Metropolitans and Patriarchs, 1219-present

*Note: Dimitrije Pavlovic was Metropolitan of Belgrade from 1905-1930, but Patriarch of Serbia from 1920-1930. Zica monastery, and the church of Saint Salvation, was built by the first crowned king of Serbia, Stefan Nemanjic. ... Saint Sava Saint Sava (1175 or 1176 - January 12, 1235 or 1236), originally the prince Rastko Nemanjić (son of the Serbian ruler and founder of the Serbian medieval state Stefan Nemanja and brother of Stefan Prvovenčani, first Serbian king), is the first Serb archbishop (1219-1233), the most important... Patriarchate of Peć (Serbian: Пећка патријаршија) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć in Kosovo. ... Saint Danilo II the Serb (Свети Данило II српски) is a saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church. ... Patriarchate of Peć (Serbian: Пећка патријаршија) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć in Kosovo. ... Makarije Sokolović (Serbian Cyrillic:Макарије Соколовић) was the Patriarch of Peć, The Serbian Patriarch 1557 to 1571. ... Josif Rajacic (1785–1861) Josif Rajacic (1785-1861) was metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci, Serbian patriarch and administrator of Serbian Vojvodina. ... Patriarch Varnava Rosic (1880-1937) Patriarch Varnava Rosic (Barnabas Rosych) was born in Pljevlja (Montenegro) at 29. ... Image:Patriarch Pavle. ...

The Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian Cyrillic: Српска православна црква; Roman: Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; SPC, SOC) or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. ... Over the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the church has had many people who were venerated to saint hood. ... The temple as of 2005. ... Patriarchate of Peć (Serbian: Пећка патријаршија) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć in Kosovo. ... Hilandar (Greek Chilandar) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, traditionally occupied and maintained by the Serbian Orthodox Church. ... Banjska Monastery Banjska Monastery (pronounced Bine-ska to rhyme with Mine-ska) is a Serb Orthodox Monastery near Zvečan in the north of Kosovo and Metohia, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Devič (Девич) is a female Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Drenica district , near Srbica, in the Serbian province of Kosovo-Metohia. ... Gračanica (Serbian: Грачаница) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the village of Gračanica in municipality of Lipljan in Kosovo. ... Kalenić Monastery Kalenić monastery (Serbian: Каленић) is Serb Orthodox monastery placed in a small settlement Kalenić in Central Serbia. ... Ljubostinja (Serbian: Љубостиња), is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Trstenik, in Central Serbia. ... Manasija (Serbian: Манасија), also known as Resava, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Despotovac, in Central Serbia. ... Mileševa (Serbian: Милешева) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Prijepolje, in southwest Serbia. ... Morača (Serbian: Морача), is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the valley of river Morača, in central Montenegro. ... Monastery of Ostrog The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock of Ostroska Greda, in the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. ... Savina (Serbian: Савина) is an old Serb Orthodox monastery near the city Herceg Novi in Boka Kotorska, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Sopocani is a small monastery on the outskirts of Novi Pazar. ... Studenica The Studenica Monastery is the largest and richest Serbian Orthodox monastery. ... Tvrdos (Тврдош) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near the city of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, built in the 4th century. ... Christ Carrying the Cross. ... Zica monastery, and the church of Saint Salvation, was built by the first crowned king of Serbia, Stefan Nemanjic. ... Ledinci Lake on Fruška Gora Fruška Gora (Фрушка Гора) is a mountain in the north of Srem/Srijem. ... Saint Sava Saint Sava (1175 or 1176 - January 12, 1235 or 1236), originally the prince Rastko Nemanjić (son of the Serbian ruler and founder of the Serbian medieval state Stefan Nemanja and brother of Stefan Prvovenčani, first Serbian king), is the first Serb archbishop (1219-1233), the most important... Saint Danilo II the Serb (Свети Данило II српски) is a saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church. ... The Metropolitanate of Montenegro is the major diocese that rules over the territory of Montenegero. ... The Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric was formed in 2002 following a failure in negociations between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the canonically-unconstitutional and unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC). ... This is a stub and will be finished later. ...

See also

• Eastern Orthodoxy
• Eparchy of Križevci
• Patriarchs
• Serbia
• Yugoslavia

... The Eparchy of Križevci is the eparchy comprising the Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church, a Catholic Church sui iuris [1] of the Byzantine Eastern Rite. ... See Patriarchs (Bible) for details about Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Independence Declared from the Ottoman Empire Gained autonomy 1817 Independence July 13, 1878 Area – Total – % water 88,361 km² n/a Population – Total (2002) (not including data for Kosovo and Metohia Province) – Density 7. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...

External links

• Pages on most of the Serbian Patriarchs (in Serbian)
• Kosovo.com: another list of Serbian Patriarchs
• Hierarchical Succession of the Patriarchal See of Serbia from the Orthodox Research Institute