Metropolitanate of Belgrade

The Metropolitanate of Belgrade (Serbian: Београдска митрополија or Beogradska mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Orthodox Church that existed between 1766 and 1920. It was formed in 1766, when Patriarchate of Peć was abolished by the Ottoman Empire. The Metropolitanate of Belgrade existed until 1920, when it was merged with Patriarchate of Karlovci to form the Patriarchate of Serbia. The seat of the Metropolitanate was in Belgrade, Serbia.

Eparchies

It included the following eparchies:

• Eparchy of Belgrade
• Eparchy of Užice
• Eparchy of Šabac
• Eparchy of Požarevac
• Eparchy of Timok
• Eparchy of Niš
• Eparchy of Žiča
• Eparchy of Skopje
• Eparchy of Veles and Debar
• Eparchy of Prizren

Metropolitans, 1766–1920

No.	Primate	Portrait	Personal name	Reigned from	Reigned until	Title	Notes
1	Jeremija Јеремија Jeremiah			1766	1784	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
2	Dionisije I Дионисије I Dionysius I			1785	1791	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
3	Metodije Методије Methodius			1791	1801	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
4	Leontije Леонтије Leontius		Leontije Lambrović Леонтије Ламбровић	1801	1813	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
5	Dionisije II Дионисије II Dionysius II		Dimitrije Димитрије	1813	1815	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
6	Agatangel Агатангел Agathangelos			1815	1825	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
7	Kiril Кирил Cyril			1825	1827	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
8	Antim Антим Anthimos			1827	1830	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Ethnic Greek Metropolitan
9	Melentije Мелентије Melenthius		Melentije Pavlović Мелентије Павловић	1830	1833	Metropolitan of Belgrade	First Serb Metropolitan of Belgrade
10	Petar Петар Peter		Pavle Jovanović Павле Јовановић	1833	1859	Metropolitan of Belgrade
11	Mihailo Михаило Michael	70px	Miloje Jovanović Милоје Јовановић	1859	1881	Metropolitan of Belgrade	First tenure
12	Teodosije Теодосије Theodosius	70px	Teodor Mraović Теодор Мраовић	1883	1889	Metropolitan of Belgrade
--	Mihailo Михаило Michael	70px	Miloje Jovanović Милоје Јовановић	1889	1898	Metropolitan of Belgrade	Second tenure
13	Inokentije Инокентије Innocentius	70px	Jakov Pavlović Јаков Павловић	1898	1905	Metropolitan of Belgrade
14	Dimitrije Димитрије Dimitrius		Dimitrije Pavlović Димитрије Павловић	1905	1930	Metropolitan of Belgrade (1905–1920) Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbia (1920–1930) 49th Patriarch of Serbs (41st Patriarch of Peć)

See also

• List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church
• Serbian Orthodox Church
• Religion in Serbia