Antonije Abramović

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Metropolitan Antonije (Antonije Abramović)
Born October 31, 1919
Died January 1997
Cetinje, Montenegro

Metropolitan Antonije, (born Antonije Abramović, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Антоније Абрамовић, 1919 - 1997) was the first Metropolitan of the uncanonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church and self-proclaimed Metropolitan of Montenegro.

He was elected the Metropolitan of Montenegro by traditional acclamation on October 3, 1993 in Cetinje. Before that, he served as a priest for Orthodox Church in America in Canada. He died in 1997 and was succeeded by Miraš Dedeić.

Preceded by
post created
Metropolitan of Montenegro
31 October 19936 January 1997
Succeeded by
Metropolitan Mihailo