Vasilije, Serbian Patriarch

Vasilije (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије), born Vasilije Jovanović-Brkić, was a Serbian metropolitan of Dabar and Bosnia who managed to depose and succeed Patriarch Kirilo II in 1763, becoming the new Serbian Patriarch.[1]

Vasilije
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
ChurchSerbian Patriarchate of Peć
SeePatriarchal Monastery of Peć
Installed1763
Term ended1765
PredecessorKirilo II
SuccessorKalinik II
Personal details
NationalityRum Millet
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
OccupationPrimate of the Serbian Orthodox Church

References

Sources

  • Вуковић, Сава (1996). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Београд: Евро.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Kirilo II
Serbian Patriarch
1763–1765
Succeeded by
Kalinik II
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