Metropolitanate of Belgrade

The Metropolitanate of Belgrade () 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. Territorial enlargement and full canonical independence were gained in 1879. 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.

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 Melentije PavlovićМелентије Павловић 1831–1833 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia First Serb Metropolitan of Belgrade 2 Petar Pavle JovanovićПавле Јовановић 1833–1859 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia 3 Mihailo Miloje JovanovićМилоје Јовановић 1859–1881 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia First tenure Mojsije Maksim VeresićМаксим Вересић 1881–1883 Administrator of the Metropolitanate of Belgrade Appointed by the Austrophile Serbian government 4 Teodosije Teodor MraovićТеодор Мраовић 1883–1889 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia Mihailo Miloje JovanovićМилоје Јовановић 1889–1898 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia Second tenure 5 Inokentije Jakov PavlovićЈаков Павловић 1898–1905 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia 6 Dimitrije Dimitrije PavlovićДимитрије Павловић 1905–1920 Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia Elevated to Patriarch

Timeline

See also Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci Serbian Orthodox Church

References

Sources