This is a list of the Archbishops and Patriarchs of Pe? and the Serbs from the creation of the church as an archdiocese in 1219 to today's Patriarchate. The list includes all the Archbishops and Patriarchs that led the Serbian Orthodox community under Patriarchate of Pe?. Today, the church is unified under a Patrirach who is known officially as Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch. The current holder of the title is His Holiness, Patriarch Pavle.

The Pe? episcopal see was founded in 1219 by St. Sava under the autocephaly of the Patriarchs of Constantinople. In 1346 it unilaterally declared itself as a patriarchate in Pe?. This was only recognized by Constantinople in 1379.

After the Ottoman conquest of Serbia in 1459, the Patriarchate gradually lost its importance. At times the church was forced by the Porte to install Greeks to the office. From 1766–1920 the patriarchate was abolished and all ecclesiastical jurisdiction was placed under the Greek Orthodox Church. A metropolitan see was maintained in Belgrade from 1766 afterwards.

In 1920, the church was reunified and the Patriarchy was reestablished.

Archbishops of the Autocephalous Orthodox Archdiocese of Pe?, 1219–1346

Church Rule	Portrait	Common English/Serbian name	Regnal name	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
1219 to 1233		Sava Saint Sava Sveti Sava	Sava, Metropolitan of ?i?a and Archbishop of Serbs	Rastko Nemanji?	First Archbishop of Serbian Church
1233 to 1263		Arsenije Sremac Saint Arsenius I of Srem Sveti Arsenije I Sremac	Arsenije, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Syrmia	First Archbishop of Pe?
1263 to 1271	Sava II Saint Sava II Sveti Sava II	Sava II, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Predislav Nemanji?	Second Archbishop of Pe? Nephew to Sava I
1271 to 1272	Danilo I Daniel I	Danilo, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Third Archbishop of Pe? Was replaced after a year for an unknown reason
1272 to 1276	Joanikije I Saint Joannicius I Sveti Joanikije I	Joanikije, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Fourth Archbishop of Pe?
Archdiocese throne vacant from 1276–1279
1279 to 1286	Jevstatije I Saint Eustatius I Sveti Jevstatije I	Jevstatije, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Budimlje	Fifth Archbishop of Pe?
1286 to 1292	Jakov I Saint Jacob I Sveti Jakov I	Jakov, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Sixth Archbishop of Pe?
1292 to 1309	Jevstatije II Saint Eustatius II Sveti Jevstatije II	Jevstatije II, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Seventh Archbishop of Pe?
1309 to 1316	Sava III Saint Sava III Sveti Sava III	Sava III, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Eighth Archbishop of Pe?
1316 to 1324	Nikodim I Saint Nikodemus I Sveti Nikodim I	Nikodim, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Ninth Archbishop of Pe?
1324 to 1337		Danilo II Saint Daniel II Sveti Danilo II	Danilo II, Metropolitan of Pe? and Archbishop of Serbs	Tenth Archbishop of Pe?

Patriarchs of the Holy Patriarchal See of Pe?, 1346–1766

First Patriarchate of Pe?, 1346-1463

First Ottoman Intervention, 1463–1557

Second Patriarchate of Pe?, 1557–1766

Patriarchate	Portrait	Common English/Serbian name	Regnal name	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
1557 to 1572	Makarije Saint Macarius Sveti Makarije	Makarije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs and Bulgarians	Makarije Sokolovi?	Visegrad	15th Patriarch of Serbs (15th Patriarch of Pe?)
1572 to 1575	Antonije Anthony	Antonije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Antonije Sokolovi?	16th Patriarch of Serbs (16th Patriarch of Pe?)
1575 to 1585	Gerasim Gerasimus	Gerasim, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Gerasim Sokolovi?	17th Patriarch of Serbs (17th Patriarch of Pe?)
1585 to 1586	Savatije Savatius	Savatije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Savatije Sokolovi?	18th Patriarch of Serbs (18th Patriarch of Pe?)
1586 to 1591	Jerotej Hieroteos	Jerotej, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	19th Patriarch of Serbs (19th Patriarch of Pe?)
1591 to 1592	Filip Philip	Filip, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	20th Patriarch of Serbs (20th Patriarch of Pe?)
1592 to 1613	Jovan II John II Kantul Jovan II Kantul	Jovan, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	21st Patriarch of Serbs (21st Patriarch of Pe?)
1615 to 1648	Pajsije I Paisius I	Pajsije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	22nd Patriarch of Serbs (22nd Patriarch of Pe?)
1648 to 1655	Gavrilo I Saint Gabriel I Sveti Gavrilo I	Gavrilo, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	23rd Patriarch of Serbs (23rd Patriarch of Pe?)
1655 to 1672	Maksim I Maximus I	Maksim, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Skoplje	24th Patriarch of Serbs (24th Patriarch of Pe?)
1672 to 1690		Arsenije III Arsenius III	Arsenije III, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Arsenije ?arnojevi?	Cetinje, Montenegro	25th Patriarch of Serbs (25th Patriarch of Pe?) Patriarch that lead the Serbs to migration into Habsburg Monarchy. Created independent church in Hungary.
1691 to 1710	Kalinik I Callinicus I	Kalinik, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Skoplje	26th Patriarch of Serbs (26th Patriarch of Pe?) Maintained Pe? in turbulent times after the mass exodous of Serbs from the Ottoman Empire.
1711 to 1712	Atanasije I Athanasius I	Atanasije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	27th Patriarch of Serbs (27th Patriarch of Pe?)
1712 to 1725	Mojsije Moses	Mojsije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	28th Patriarch of Serbs (28th Patriarch of Pe?)
1725 to 1737	Arsenije IV Arsenius IV	Arsenije IV, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	29th Patriarch of Serbs (29th Patriarch of Pe?)
1737 to 1746	Joanikije III Joannicius III	Joanikije III, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	30th Patriarch of Serbs (30th Patriarch of Pe?) Greek Patriarch
1746 to 1752	Atanasije II Athanasius II	Atanasije II, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	31st Patriarch of Serbs (31st Patriarch of Pe?)
1752	Gavrilo II Gabriel II	Gavrilo II, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Sarajevo	32nd Patriarch of Serbs (32nd Patriarch of Pe?)
1752 to 1758	Gavrilo III Gabriel III	Gavrilo III, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	33rd Patriarch of Serbs (33rd Patriarch of Pe?)
1758	Vikentije I Vicentius I	Vikentije I, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	34th Patriarch of Serbs (34th Patriarch of Pe?)
1758	Pajsije II Paisius II	Pajsije II, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	35th Patriarch of Serbs (35th Patriarch of Pe?) Greek Patriarch
1758 to 1759	Gavrilo IV Gabriel IV	Gavrilo IV, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	36th Patriarch of Serbs (36th Patriarch of Pe?) Greek Patriarch
1759 to 1763	Kirilo II Cyril II	Kirilo II, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	37th Patriarch of Serbs (37th Patriarch of Pe?)
1763 to 1765	Vasilije Basil	Vasilije, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	Vasilije Brkic	38th Patriarch of Serbs (38th Patriarch of Pe?)
1765 to 1766	Kalinik II Callinicus II	Kalinik II, Archbishop of Pe? and Patriarch of Serbs	39th Patriarch of Serbs (39th Patriarch of Pe?) Greek Patriarch

Second Ottoman Interventation, 1766–1918

Patriarchs of the Holy Patriarchal See of Belgrade (Pe?), 1920–

The patriarchs hold the title of Archbishop of Pe? and are considered the successors to the Patriarchal throne of Pe?. However, the Patriarchy is based in Belgrade, Serbia.

Patriarchate	Portrait	Common English/Serbian name	Regnal name	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
1920 to 6 April, 1930	Dimitrije Demetrius	Patriarch Dimitrije, Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbia	Dimitrije Pavlovi?	Po?arevac, Serbia	48th Patriarch of Serbs (40th Patriarch of Pe?)
1930 to 24 July, 1937	Varnava Barnabas	Patriarch Varnava, Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbs	Petar Rosi?	Pljevlja, Montenegro	49th Patriarch of Serbs (41st Patriarch of Pe?)
21 February, 1938 to 7 May, 1950		Gavrilo Gabriel	Patriarch Gavrilo, Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbs	Gavrilo Do?i?	Vrujci, Montenegro	50th Patriarch of Serbs (42nd Patriarch of Pe?) Known unofficially as Gavrilo V Do?i?-Medenica
1950 to 5 July, 1958		Vikentije Vicentius II	Patriarch Vikentije, Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbs	Vitomir Prodanov	51st Patriarch of Serbs (43rd Patriarch of Pe?) Not known as Vikentije II but entered just as Vikentije
14 September, 1958 to 27 August, 1990		German Herman	Patriarch German, Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbs	Hranislav ?ori?	Jo?ani?ka Banja, Serbia	52nd Patriarch of Serbs (44th Patriarch of Pe?) Longest reigning Patriarch; nicknamed red patriarch by his opponents due to two schisms and suspected affliations with the Communist government.
1 December, 1990 to present		Pavle Paul	Patriarch Pavle, Archbishop of Pe?, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of all Serbs	Gojko Stoj?evi?	Ku?anci, Austria-Hungary	53rd Patriarch of Serbs (45th Patriarch of Pe?)

See also

• Eastern Orthodoxy
• Eparchy of Kri?evci
• Patriarchs
• Serbia
• Yugoslavia

External links

• Serbian Orthodox Church, history at spc.yu
• Pages on most of the Serbian Patriarchs (in Serbian)
• Kosovo.com: another list of Serbian Patriarchs
• Hierarchical Succession of the Patriarchal See of Serbia from the Orthodox Research Institute

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