List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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This is a list of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church, since the establishment of the church as an autocephalous archbishopric in 1219 to today's patriarchate. The list includes all the archbishops and patriarchs that led the Serbian Orthodox Church under the Serbian Archbishopric and Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. Today, the church is unified under a patriarch who is officially styled as Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch (Template:Langx).

According to the current constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the patriarch is elected by a special convocation of the Bishops' Council,[1] and serves as the chairman of the Holy Synod.[2]

The current patriarch is Porfirije, elected on 18 February 2021.[3][4] He acceded to this position the next day, following his enthronement in the St. Michael's Cathedral in Belgrade.[5][6] Porfirije was formally enthroned to the ancient throne of the Serbian patriarchs in the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć on 14 October 2022.[7][8]

The autocephalous Serbian Archbishopric was founded in 1219 by Sava, under the authority of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople. In 1346, when Stefan Dušan proclaimed himself emperor, he also elevated the archiepiscopal see of Peć to the rank of a patriarchate, creating the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. This was only recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1375.

After the Ottoman conquest of the Serbian Despotate in 1459, the patriarchate gradually lost its importance. At times the church was forced by the Ottoman government to install Greeks in the office. From 1766 to 1920 the patriarchate was abolished and all ecclesiastical jurisdiction was given to the patriarch of Constantinople. A metropolitan see was maintained in Belgrade from 1766 afterwards. There were also independent Serbian Orthodox sees based in Karlovci and in Montenegro.

In 1920, the church was reunified and the patriarchy was reestablished with the see moving to Belgrade, but retaining the lineage of the throne of Saint Sava in Peć. The patriarch holds ecclesiastical authority over the Orthodox Church in the territory of the former Yugoslavia (with the exception of Macedonia), and also over the Serbian Orthodox diaspora in Western Europe, Australia, and the Americas.

Styles

Currently, the style of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church is "Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch" (архиепископ пећки, митрополит београдско-карловачки и патријарх српски). The short title is "Serbian Patriarch" (патријарх српски). Historically, various styles have been used.

Archbishop Sava (s. 1219–33) was styled "Archbishop of Serb Lands" and "Archbishop of Serb Lands and the Littoral" in the Vranjina charter,Template:Sfn while Domentijan (Template:Floruit 1253) used the style "Archbishop of all the Serbian and coastal lands" when speaking of Sava.[9] The fresco of Sava at Mileševa calls him "the first Archbishop of All Serb and Diocletian Lands".[10] Archbishop Sava III (s. 1309–16) was styled "Archbishop of All Serb and Littoral Lands".Template:Sfn

Legend

     Venerated to sainthood      Also served as Metropolitan of Karlovci
     Also served as Metropolitan of Belgrade      Current Serbian Patriarch

Archbishops, 1219–1346

Serbian Archbishopric (1219–1346)
No. Primate Portrait Reign Notes
1 Sava I
Сава I
Sabbas IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Saint Sava, fresco from Mileševa.jpg 1219–1233 First Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church.
Seated at Žiča.
Styled "Archbishop of Serb Lands and the Littoral".
Born at Ras as Rastko Nemanjić / Растко Немањић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Arsenije I
Арсеније I
Arsenius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Saint Arsenije I Sremac.jpeg 1233–1263 Disciple of Sava I.
Moved the seat to Peć amid Hungarian invasion.Template:Sfn
Born in Syrmia.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Sava II
Сава II
Sabbas IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Loza Nemanjica Decani e 5.jpg 1263–1271 Nephew of Sava I.
Born at Ras as Predislav Nemanjić / Предислав Немањић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Danilo I
Данило I
Daniel IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1271–1272 Replaced due to unknown reason.Template:Sfn
5 Joanikije I
Јоаникије I
Joannicius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1272–1276 Disciple of Sava II. Buried at Sopoćani.
Seat vacant 1276–1279
6 Jevstatije I
Јевстатије I
Eustathius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Свјетлопис живописа Светог Јевстатија превлаког и надвладике србског у капели у порти храма Св. Јована Владимира у Бару.jpg 1279 – 4 January 1286 Moved the seat to Žiča in 1285.Template:Sfn
Relics buried at Patriarchate of Peć.
Born in Budimlje.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Jakov
Јаков
JacobScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1286–1292 Moved the seat to Peć in 1291 amid foreign invasion,Template:Sfn likely final transfer.Template:Sfn
8 Jevstatije II
Јевстатије II
Eustathius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1292–1309 Established seven new eparchies.
9 Sava III
Сава III
Sabbas IIIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1309–1316 Styled "Archbishop of All Serb and Maritime Lands".
10 Nikodim I
Никодим I
Nicodemus IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Stefan Decanski Coronation.jpg 1316–1324 Co-founder of the Vratna monastery.
11 Danilo II
Данило II
Daniel IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:DaniloII.jpg 1324–1337 Hagiographer.
12 Joanikije II
Јоаникије II
Joannicius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Joanikije II.jpg 3 January 1338 – 6 April 1346 Elevated to Patriarch.
Born in Prizren.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Patriarchs, 1346–1766

First Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (1346–1463)
No. Primate Portrait Reign Notes
1 Joanikije II
Јоаникије II
Joannicius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Joanikije II.jpg 6 April 1346 – 3 September 1354 First Patriarch of the Serbian Church.
Elevated during the coronation of Emperor Dušan.
Seated at Peć.
Styled "Archbishop of Peć and Patriarch of all Serb Lands and the Maritime".
Born in Prizren.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Sava IV
Сава IV
Sabbas IVScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1354–1375
3 Jefrem I
Јефрем I
Ephraem IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Serbian Patriarch Jefrem.jpg 3 October 1375 – 1380 First tenure.
4 Spiridon I
Спиридон I
Spyridon IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Serbian Patriarch Spiridon.jpg 1380 – 11 August 1389
(3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jefrem I
Јефрем I
Ephraem IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Serbian Patriarch Jefrem.jpg 1389–1390 Second tenure.
5 Danilo III
Данило III
Daniel IIIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Serbian Patriarch Danilo III.jpg 1390–1396
6 Sava V
Сава V
Sabbas VScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1396–1406
7 Danilo IV
Данило IV
Daniel IVScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1406
8 Kirilo I
Кирило I
Cyril IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1407–1419
9 Nikon I
Никон I
Nicon IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1420–1435
10 Teofan I
Теофан I
Theophanes IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1435–1446
11 Nikodim II
Никодим II
Nicodemus IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1446–1455
12 Arsenije II
Арсеније II
Arsenius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1457–1463
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See vacant due to Ottoman abolition and transfer of jurisdiction to Archbishopric of Ohrid
No. Primate Portrait Reign Notes
Pavle I
Павле I
Paul IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1526–1541 Styled "Metropolitan of Smederevo".
Attempted to restore Serbian Patriarchate on few occasions between 1526 and 1541, succeeding briefly.
Second Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (1557–1766)
No. Primate Portrait Reign Notes
13 Makarije I
Макарије I
Macarius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Makarije Sokolovic.jpg 1557–1571 Seated at Peć.
Full style "Archbishop of Peć and Patriarch of Serbs and Bulgarians"
Basic style "Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch"Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..
Born in Višegrad, surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Antonije I
Антоније I
Anthony IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1571–1575 Surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Gerasim I
Герасим I
Gerasimus IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1575–1586 Surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Savatije I
Саватије I
Sabbatios IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Savatije Sokolović.jpg 1586 Born in Prijepolje, surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Nikanor I
Никанор I
Nicanor IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1588 Records lacking
18 Jerotej I
Јеротеј I
Hieroteos IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1589–1590
19 Filip I
Филип I
Philip IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1591–1592
20 Jovan II
Јован II
John IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Jovan Kantul, by Georgije Mitrofanović.jpg 1592–1613 Surnamed Kantul (Кантул).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Pajsije I
Пајсије I
Paisius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:PatrijarhPajsije.jpg 1614–1647 Born in Janjevo.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 Gavrilo I
Гаврило I
Gabriel IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1648–1655 Born in Štitkovo, surnamed Rajić (Рајић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Maksim I
Максим I
Maxim IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1655–1674 Born in Skopje.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Arsenije III
Арсеније III
Arsenius IIIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Arsenije III.jpg 1674–1690 (1706) Leader of the First Serbian Migration into the Habsburg monarchy. After 1690, reorganized and headed the branch of the Serbian Church in the Habsburg Monarchy.
Born in Cetinje, surnamed Crnojević (Црнојевић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Kalinik I
Калиник I
Callinicus IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1691–1710 Ethnic Greek.
Maintained the Serbian Patriarchate in turbulent times after the First Serbian Migration from the Ottoman Empire.
Born in Skopje.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Atanasije I
Атанасије I
Athanasius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1711–1712
27 Mojsije I
Мојсије I
Moses IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1712–1725 Surnamed Rajović (Рајовић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Arsenije IV
Арсеније IV
Arsenius IVScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta.jpg 1725–1737 Leader of the Second Serbian Migration into the Habsburg monarchy.
Born in Peć, surnamed Jovanović Šakabenta (Јовановић Шакабента).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Joanikije III
Јоаникије III
Joannicius IIIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1739–1746 Ethnic Greek.
Afterwards reigned as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, from 1761 to 1763.
Surnamed Karadža (Караџа).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Atanasije II
Атанасије II
Athanasius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1746–1752 Born in Skopje, surnamed Gavrilović (Гавриловић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 Gavrilo II
Гаврило II
Gabriel IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1752 Born in Sarajevo, surnamed Mihajlović (Михајловић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32 Gavrilo III
Гаврило III
Gabriel IIIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1752–1758 Bynamed Nikolin (Николин).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33 Vikentije I
Викентије I
Vicentius IScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1758 Surnamed Stefanović (Стефановић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34 Pajsije II
Пајсије II
Paisius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1758 Ethnic Greek.
35 Gavrilo IV
Гаврило IV
Gabriel IVScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1758 Ethnic Greek.
36 Kirilo II
Кирило II
Cyril IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1758–1763 Ethnic Greek.
37 Vasilije
Василије
BasilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1763–1765 Surnamed Jovanović-Brkić (Јовановић-Бркић).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38 Kalinik II
Калиник II
Callinicus IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:No image.png 1765–1766 Ethnic Greek.
Resigned as Patriarch, effectively abolishing the post and relegating it to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Second Ottoman abolishment (1766–1920)
After the Ottoman Empire abolished the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć for the second and final time in 1766, the Serbian Orthodox population within the Ottoman Empire was subject to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until 1920. Due to the Great Turkish War between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League, a large number of Serbs migrated to the Habsburg monarchy in 1690. This caused the establishment of a metropolitanate in Karlovci in 1708. This see was elevated to a patriarchate in 1848, as a reward to Serbs who supported the Habsburgs during the 1848–49 revolutions. After the founding of the Principality of Serbia, the autonomous Metropolitanate of Belgrade was created in 1831, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It gained full autocephaly in 1879 and merged in 1920 with the Patriarchate of Karlovci and the Metropolitanate of Montenegro to form the unified Serbian Orthodox Church.

Patriarchs, 1920–present

Serbian Patriarchate of Belgrade (Peć) (1920–present)
No. Primate Portrait Reign Notes
39 Dimitrije
Димитрије
DemetriusScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Димитрије (Павловић).jpg 12 September 1920 6 April 1930[11] Script error: No such module "age". First Patriarch of the reunified Serbian Church.
Seated at Belgrade.
Styled "Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch"<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B]
Born on 28 October 1846 in Požarevac as Dimitrije Pavlović / Димитрије Павловић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
40 Varnava
Варнава
BarnabasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Патриарх Варнава.jpg 12 May 1930 23 July 1937 Script error: No such module "age". Died under unclear circumstances (possible poisoning).
Born on 11 September 1880 in Pljevlja as Petar Rosić / Петар Росић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41 Gavrilo V
Гaврилo V
Gabriel VScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Патријарх Гаврило (Дожић).jpg 21 February 1938 7 May 1950[12] Script error: No such module "age". Commonly known as Gavrilo.
Born on 17 May 1881 in Vrujci as Gavrilo Dožić / Гaврилo Дoжић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42 Vikentije II
Викентије II
Vicentius IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Vikentije Prodanov.jpg 1 July 1950[13] 5 July 1958 Script error: No such module "age". Died under unclear circumstances (possible poisoning).
Commonly known as Vikentije.
Born on 23 August 1890 in Bačko Petrovo Selo as Vitomir Prodanov / Витомир Проданов.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
43 German
Герман
HermanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Patrijarh Srpski German by Stevan Kragujevic (cropped).JPG 14 September 1958 30 November 1990 Script error: No such module "age". Longest reigning Patriarch.
The only retired Patriarch during his life; died on 27 August 1991.
Born on 19 August 1899 in Jošanička Banja as Hranislav Đorić / Хранислав Ђорић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
44 Pavle
Павле
PaulScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Patrijarh Pavle.jpg 1 December 1990 15 November 2009[14] Script error: No such module "age". Born on 11 September 1914 in Kućanci as Gojko Stojčević / Гојко Стојчевић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
45 Irinej
Иринеј
IrenaeusScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Патриарх Сербский Ириней 2019.jpg 23 January 2010[15][16] 20 November 2020[17] Script error: No such module "age". Born on 28 August 1930 in Vidova as Miroslav Gavrilović / Мирослав Гавриловић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
46 Porfirije
Порфирије
PorphyriosScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		File:Patr.Porfirije (crop).jpg 19 February 2021[3][5] Incumbent Script error: No such module "age".
(as of 15 May 2026)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Born on 22 July 1961 in Bečej as Prvoslav Perić / Првослав Перић.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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See also

Annotations

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>A The Ottomans did not recognize the official title of "Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch". However, church records still record these three men as Patriarchs even though they did not serve in full title. They were still known as the guardians or protectors of the "throne of Saint Sava".
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>B The patriarchs hold the title of Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch and are considered the successors to the Patriarchal throne of Peć. However, the Patriarchy is based in Belgrade, Serbia.

References

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  2. ↑ Article 58 of the Constitution of 1957.
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