The Metropolitanate of Belgrade ( or ) was a metropolitanate of the Orthodox Church that existed between 1766 and 1920. It was formed in 1766, when Patriarchate of Peć

Patriarchate of Pec

The Patriarchate of Peć is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć. The complex of churches is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and patriarchs....

 was abolished by the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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. The Metropolitanate of Belgrade existed until 1920, when it was merged with Patriarchate of Karlovci

Patriarchate of Karlovci

The Patriarchate of Karlovci was a patriarchate of the Orthodox Church that existed between 1848 and 1920. It was formed in 1848, when former Metropolitanate of Karlovci was elevated to the rank of patriarchate. The Patriarchate of Karlovci existed until 1920, when it was merged with...

 to form the Patriarchate of Serbia. The seat of the Metropolitanate was in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

.

Eparchies

It included the following eparchies:

• Eparchy of Belgrade
  Belgrade
  Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
  
  
• Eparchy of Užice
  Užice
  Užice is a city and municipality in western Serbia, located at the banks of the Đetinja river. It is the administrative center of the Zlatibor District...
  
  
• Eparchy of Šabac
  Šabac
  Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
  
  
• Eparchy of Požarevac
  Požarevac
  Požarevac is a city and municipality in eastern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia...
  
  
• Eparchy of Timok
  Timok
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• Eparchy of Niš
  Niš
  Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
  
  
• Eparchy of Žiča
  Žica
  Žiča is an early 13th century Serb Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King of Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned and the first Head of the Serbian Church, Saint Sava....
  
  
• Eparchy of Skopje
  Skopje
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• Eparchy of Veles
  Veles (city)
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   and Debar
  Debar
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• Eparchy of Prizren
  Prizren
  Prizren is a historical city located in southern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district.The city has a population of around 131,247 , mostly Albanians...
  
  

Metropolitans (1766-1920)

Name	Start of Reign	End of Reign	Birth Name	Title
Jeremija Jeremiah	1766	1784		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Dionizije I Dionysius I	1785	1791		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Metodije Methodius	1791	1801		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Leontije Leontius	1801	1813	Leontije Lambrović	Metropolitan of Belgrade
Dionizije II Dionysius II	1813	1815		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Agathangelos Agatangel	1815	1835		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Kiril Cyril	1825	1827		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Anthimos Antim	1827	1830		Metropolitan of Belgrade
Melentije Melenthius	1830	1833	Melentije Pavlović	Metropolitan of Belgrade
Petar Peter	1833	1859	Petar Jovanović	Metropolitan of Belgrade
Mihailo Michael	1859	1881	Mihailo Jovanović	Metropolitan of Belgrade (First Tenure)
Teodosije Theodosius	1883	1889	Teodosije Mraović	Metropolitan of Belgrade
Mihailo Michael	1889	1898	Mihailo Jovanović	Metropolitan of Belgrade (Second Tenure)
Inokentije Innocentius	1898	1905	Inokentije Pavlović	Metropolitan of Belgrade
Dimitrije  Demetrius	1905	1930	Dimitrije Pavlović	Metropolitan of Belgrade (1905-1920) Archbishop of Peć Pec Peć or Pejë is a city and municipality in north-western Kosovo and Metohija - Serbia, and the administrative centre of the homonymous district. Governor of city is Ali Berisha.... , 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
  Serbian Orthodox Church
  The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
  
  
• Religion in Serbia
  Religion in Serbia
  Serbia is a multi-religious country. The dominant religion is Orthodox Christianity , but there are also some adherents of Islam , and Catholic Christianity , as well as adherents of other...