Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
Patriarch of Serbia
Patriarch Pavle (Paul), The Walking Saint[1]/ (Serbian: Патријарх Павле, Patrijarh Pavle; 11 September 1914 - 15 November 2009) was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[2] He was the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs from 1990 to his death. His full title was His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Pavle. He was the oldest living leader of an Eastern Orthodox church. In later years he was in bad health and for this reason, he had to spend his last years in a Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. During this time, his duties were done by Metropolitan Amfilohije.
Pavle | |
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| Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch | |
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| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| See | Belgrade |
| Installed | 1 December 1990 |
| Term ended | 15 November 2009 |
| Predecessor | German |
| Successor | Irinej |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1948 |
| Consecration | 1957 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Gojko Stojčević |
| Born | 11 September 1914 Kućanci, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 15 November 2009 (aged 95) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Buried | Rakovica monastery |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Signature |  |
| Styles of Serbian Patriarch Pavle | |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Patriarch |
| Posthumous style | His Holiness Patriarch Pavle of Blessed Repose |
References
change- ↑ orthodoxtimes.com/patriarch-pavle-of-serbia
- ↑ Serbian Orthodox Church, history Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at spc.rs
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