List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Archbishops, 1219–1346

List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Section Title: Archbishops, 1219–1346
Table Section Text: None

Serbian Archbishopric (1219–1346)

No.	Primate	Portrait	Reign	Notes

1	Sava Сава Sabbas	-	1219–1233	First Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church. Seated at Žiča.

2	Arsenije I Арсеније I Arsenius I	Saint Arsenije I Sremac.jpeg	1233–1263	Sava's disciple. Moved the seat to Peć amid foreign invasion. Born in Syrmia.

3	Sava II Сава II Sabbas II	-	1263–1271	Sava's nephew. Born at Ras as Predislav Nemanjić / Предислав Немањић.

4	Danilo I Данило I Daniel I	-	1271–1272	Replaced due to unknown reason.

5	Joanikije I Јоаникије I Joannicius I	-	1272–1276	Disciple of Sava II. Buried at Sopoćani.

Seat vacant 1276–1279

6	Jevstatije I Јевстатије I Eustathius I	-	1279–4 January 1286	Moved the seat to Žiča in 1285. Relics buried at Patriarchate of Peć. Born in Budimlje.

7	Jakov I Јаков I Jacob I	-	1286–1292	Moved the seat to Peć in 1291 amid foreign invasion, likely final transfer.

8	Jevstatije II Јевстатије II Eustathius II	-	1292–1309	Established seven new eparchies.

9	Sava III Сава III Sabbas III	-	1309–1316	Styled "Archbishop of All Serb and Maritime Lands".

10	Nikodim I Никодим I Nicodemus I	-	1316–1324	Co-founder of the Vratna monastery.

11	Danilo II Данило II Daniel II	-	1324–1337	Hagiographer.

12	Joanikije II Јоаникије II Joannicius II	-	3 January 1338–6 April 1346	Elevated to Patriarch. Born in Prizren.

Sentence(s)

Danilo I Данило I (1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs.
Danilo I (Serbian: Данило I, fl. 1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs.
Danilo I (1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs.

final_sentence: Danilo I Данило I (1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs.
final_sentence: Danilo I (Serbian: Данило I, fl. 1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs.
final_sentence: Danilo I (1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs.