Patriarch Dimitrije of Serbia

Dimitrije Димитрије
His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbs
Church	Serbian Orthodox Church
See	Belgrade
Enthroned	September 12, 1920
Reign ended	April 6, 1930
Predecessor	Kalinik
Successor	Varnava
Personal details
Birth name	Dimitrije Pavlović
Born	October 28, 1846 Požarevac, Serbia
Died	April 6, 1930(1930-04-06) (aged 83) Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Dimitrije (Serbian: Димитрије; 28 October 1846 in Požarevac, Principality of Serbia - 6 April 1930 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was the first patriarch of the reunified Serbian Orthodox Church, from 1920 until his death.^[1]

He was styled "His Holiness, the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch".

Biography

Dimitrije Pavlović was born on 28 October 1846 in Požarevac, Serbia. He was appointed Bishop of Niš in 1884, and held that title until 1889. He then became Bishop of Šabac-Valjevo in 1898 and held that title until 1905. When Inokentije, Metropolitan of Serbia, died in 1905, Dimitrije was picked to become the next Archbishop of Belgrade and Metropolitan of Serbia. In 1920, the Patriarchate of Serbia was re-established, which caused Dimitrije to become the first patriarch of the newly re-established Patriarchate of Serbia. On 8 June 1922, he wed King Alexander I and Princess Maria of Romania in the Cathedral Church in Belgrade. Patriarch Dimitrije died on 6 April 1930 in Belgrade and was buried in the Rakovica monastery.

References

1. ^ Serbian Orthodox Church, history at spc.rs

Orthodox Church titles
Vacant Post abolished by Ottoman Empire (1766) Title last held by Kalinik II	Patriarch of Serbs 1920-1930	Succeeded by Varnava
Preceded by Inokentije Pavlović	Metropolitan of Belgrade 1920	Merged with the Patriarchate of Karlovci to resurrect the Patriarchate of Serbia

Persondata
Name	Dimitrije
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 October 1846
Place of birth	Požarevac, Serbia
Date of death	6 April 1930
Place of death	Belgrade, Yugoslavia