Antonije Abramović
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| Metropolitan Antonije (Antonije Abramović) | |
| Born | 31 October 1919 Dobrota, Kotor, Montenegro |
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| Died | 1996 Podgorica, Montenegro |
Metropolitan Antonije, (born Antonije Abramović, Serbian Cyrillic: Антоније Абрамовић, 1919 - 1996) was the first Metropolitan of the uncanonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church and self-proclaimed Metropolitan of Montenegro.
He was a candidate for the position of Metropolitan of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral in 1961. After that, he was picked to be a cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church in Canada.
He was elected the Metropolitan of the just gathered See of the new Montenegrin Orthodox Church 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 1996 and was succeeded by Miraš Dedeić.
| Preceded by post created |
Metropolitan of Montenegro 31 October 1993– 1996 |
Succeeded by Metropolitan Mihailo |
