Patriarchate of Karlovci

Patriarchate of Karlovci Карловачка патријаршија Karlovačka patrijaršija
Coat of Arms
Status	Orthodox Patriarchate
Diocese type	Patriarchate
Founded	1848
Dissolved	1920
Headquarters	Karlovci, Habsburg Monarchy (today Sremski Karlovci, Serbia)
Territory	Habsburg Monarchy
Language	Church Slavonic Serbian

Patriarchate of Karlovci in 1909

Patriarchate palace in Sremski Karlovci, around 1890

Josif Rajačić, the first patriarch of Karlovci

The Patriarchate of Karlovci (Serbian: Карловачка патријаршија or Karlovačka patrijaršija) was a patriarchate of the Orthodox Church that existed between 1848 and 1920. It was formed in 1848, when former Metropolitanate of Karlovci was elevated to the rank of patriarchate. The Patriarchate of Karlovci existed until 1920, when it was merged with Metropolitanate of Belgrade to form the Patriarchate of Serbia. The seat of the Patriarchate was in Karlovci (today Sremski Karlovci, Serbia).

History

At the May Assembly in Karlovci in 1848, the Serbs living in the Habsburg Monarchy proclaimed the creation of the Serbian Vojvodina, a Serb autonomous region within the Monarchy. The metropolitan of Karlovci, Josif Rajačić, was also proclaimed a patriarch, thus the Metropolitanate of Karlovci became a Patriarchate.

In the same year when the Patriarchate of Karlovci was created, the Romanians that were previously under jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci proclaimed their separation from the Serbian church, and creation of their own. However, this was not recognized in that time, thus the separate Romanian church was created in 1864, by the emperor's decree.

The last patriarch, Lukijan Bogdanović, was murdered in 1913. After his death, patriarchal throne remained vacant for the last seven years of its existence.

In 1920, the Patriarchate of Karlovci was merged into the newly formed Patriarchate of Serbia. The current patriarchs of Serbia are the successors of the patriarchs of Karlovci.

Eparchies

It included following eparchies:

• Eparchy of Karlovci
• Eparchy of Budim
• Eparchy of Pakrac
• Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
• Eparchy of Bačka
• Eparchy of Temišvar
• Eparchy of Vršac

Patriarchs (1848-1920)

See also

• List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church
• Serbian Orthodox Church
• Metropolitanate of Karlovci
• Religion in Serbia
• Religion in Vojvodina

References

• Živko M. Marinković - Jevrem Igumanović, Istorija opštehrišćanske i Srpske pravoslavne crkve sa hronologijom, Banja Luka - Beograd, 2002.
• Vojislav Stoja, Istorija Srpske pravoslavne crkve - kratak pregled, Novi Sad, 2000.
• Dr Dušan Popov, Karlovačka mitropolija, Enciklopedija Novog Sada, sveska 10, Novi Sad, 1998.

External links

• About Metropolitanate and Patriarchate of Karlovci (Serbian)
• Poslednji karlovački patrijarh - feljton (Serbian)