Summary
The Metropolitanate of Belgrade (Serbian: Београдска митрополија, romanized: Beogradska mitropolija) was an Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical province (metropolitanate) which existed between 1831 and 1920, with jurisdiction over the territory of Principality and Kingdom of Serbia. It was formed in 1831, when the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople granted church autonomy to its eparchies in the Principality of Serbia.[1] Territorial enlargement and full canonical autocephaly were gained in 1879.[2] The Metropolitanate existed until 1920, when it was merged with Patriarchate of Karlovci and other Serbian ecclesiastical provinces to form the united Serbian Orthodox Church. The seat of the Metropolitanate was in Belgrade, Serbia.
Metropolitanate of Belgrade Београдска митрополија Beogradska mitropolija | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Territory | Serbia |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Established | 1831 |
| Dissolved | 1920 |
| Language | Church Slavonic Serbian |
| Governance | Self-governing Eastern Orthodox Metropolitanate |
The Metropolitanate and all of its eparchies suffered significant loses during World War I (1914–1918), particularly after 1915, during the occupation of Serbia by the Central Powers.[3]
Eparchies edit
The Metropolitanate included the following eparchies:
| Eparchy | Seat | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eparchy of Belgrade | Belgrade | Now Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci. |
| Eparchy of Žiča | Čačak | Eparchy of Užice until 26 June 1884. Now seated in Kraljevo. |
| Eparchy of Šabac | Šabac | Part of the Eparchy of Belgrade from 1886 to 1898. |
| Eparchy of Timok | Zaječar | Formed after 1833. Part of the Eparchy of Niš from 1886 to 1891. |
| Eparchy of Niš | Niš | Added in 1879. Eparchy of Nišava (seated in Pirot) abolished and merged with Eparchy of Niš on 1 November 1880. |
| Eparchy of Raška and Prizren | Prizren | Administration from 1912. |
| Eparchy of Skopje | Skopje | Administration from 1912. |
| Eparchy of Debar and Kičevo | Kičevo | Administration from 1912. |
Metropolitans, 1831–1920 edit
| No. | Primate | Portrait | Personal name | Reign | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melentije Мелентије Melenthius |
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Melentije Pavlović Мелентије Павловић |
1831–1833 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | First Serb Metropolitan of Belgrade |
| 2 | Petar Петар Peter |
|
Pavle Jovanović Павле Јовановић |
1833–1859 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | |
| 3 | Mihailo Михаило Michael |
|
Miloje Jovanović Милоје Јовановић |
1859–1881 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | First tenure |
| Mojsije Мојсије Moses |
|
Maksim Veresić Максим Вересић |
1881–1883 | Administrator of the Metropolitanate of Belgrade | Appointed by the Austrophile Serbian government | |
| 4 | Teodosije Теодосије Theodosius |
|
Teodor Mraović Теодор Мраовић |
1883–1889 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | |
| (3) | Mihailo Михаило Michael |
|
Miloje Jovanović Милоје Јовановић |
1889–1898 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | Second tenure |
| 5 | Inokentije Инокентије Innocentius |
|
Jakov Pavlović Јаков Павловић |
1898–1905 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | |
| 6 | Dimitrije Димитрије Dimitrius |
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Dimitrije Pavlović Димитрије Павловић |
1905–1920 | Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia | Elevated to Patriarch |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 192-193.
- ^ Kiminas 2009, p. 20-21.
- ^ Radić 2015, p. 263–285.
Sources edit
- Bataković, Dušan T., ed. (2005). Histoire du peuple serbe [History of the Serbian People] (in French). Lausanne: L’Age d’Homme.
- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
- Fotić, Aleksandar (2008). "Serbian Orthodox Church". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. New York: Infobase Publishing. pp. 519–520.
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC.
- Pavlovich, Paul (1989). The History of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Serbian Heritage Books.
- Pavlowitch, Stevan K. (2002). Serbia: The History behind the Name. London: Hurst & Company.
- Popović, Radomir V. (2013). Serbian Orthodox Church in History. Belgrade: Academy of Serbian Orthodox Church for Fine Arts and Conservation.
- Radić, Radmila (2007). "Serbian Christianity". The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 231–248.
- Radić, Radmila (2015). "The Serbian Orthodox Church in the First World War". The Serbs and the First World War 1914-1918. Belgrade: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. pp. 263–285.
- Radojević, Mira; Mićić, Srđan B. (2015). "Serbian Orthodox Church cooperation and frictions with Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and Bulgarian Exarchate during interwar period". Studia Academica šumenesia. 2: 126‒143.