Metropolitanate of Karlovci

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Arsenije III Čarnojević, the metropolitan of Sentandreja
Josif Rajačić, the last metropolitan of Karlovci
Josif Rajačić, the last metropolitan of Karlovci

The Metropolitanate of Karlovci (Serbian: Карловачка митрополија or Karlovačka mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Orthodox Church that existed between 1691 and 1848. Between 1691 and 1706 it was known as the Metropolitanate of Sentandreja, between 1708 and 1713 as the Metropolitanate of Krušedol, and between 1713 and 1848 as the Metropolitanate of Karlovci. In 1848, it was transformed into the Patriarchate of Karlovci, which existed until 1920, when it was merged with Metropolitanate of Belgrade to form the Patriarchate of Serbia.

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[edit] History

First seat of the Metropolitanate (1691-1706) was in Sentandreja. Between 1708 and 1713, the seat of the Metropolitanate was in the monastery of Krušedol, and in 1713 it was moved to Karlovci (today Sremski Karlovci, Serbia).

In the second half of the 18th century, the Metropolitanate of Karlovci included a large territory that stretched from Adriatic Sea to Bukovina and from Danube and Sava to Upper Hungary. The Metropolitanate had a jurisdiction over Orthodox Serbs, Romanians, Greeks and Cincars that lived in the Habsburg Monarchy.

[edit] Eparchies

It included following eparchies:

[edit] Metropolitans (1691-1848)

Name Start of Reign End of Reign Birth Name Title
Arsenije III
Arsenius III
1691 1706 Arsenije Čarnojević Metropolitan of Sentandreja
Isaija 1708 / Isaija Đakovac Metropolitan of Krušedol
Arsenije IV
Arsenius IV
1737 1748 Arsenije Jovanović-Šakabenta Metropolitan of Karlovci
Pavle
Paul
1749 1768 Pavle Nenadović Metropolitan of Karlovci
Jovan
John
1768 1773 / Metropolitan of Karlovci
Vikentije
Vicentius
1774 1780 / Metropolitan of Karlovci
Mojsije
Moses
1780 1790 / Metropolitan of Karlovci
Stefan I
Stephen I
1790 1836 Stefan Stratimirović Metropolitan of Karlovci
Stefan II
Stephen II
1836 1841 / Metropolitan of Karlovci
Josif
Joseph
1842 1848 Josif Rajačić Metropolitan of Karlovci
(1842-1848)
Patriarch of Karlovci
(1848-1861)

[edit] See also