List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Patriarchs, 1346–1766

List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Section Title: Patriarchs, 1346–1766
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First Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (1346–1463)

No.	Primate	Portrait	Reign	Notes

1	Joanikije II Јоаникије II Joannicius II	-	6 April 1346–3 September 1354	First Patriarch of the Serbian Church. Elevated during the coronation of Emperor Dušan.

2	Sava IV Сава IV Sabbas IV	-	1354–1375

3	Jefrem I Јефрем I Ephraem I	-	3 October 1375–1380	First tenure.

4	Spiridon I Спиридон I Spyridon I	-	1380–11 August 1389

(3)	Jefrem I Јефрем I Ephraem I	-	1389–1390	Second tenure.

5	Danilo III Данило III Daniel III	-	1390–1396

6	Sava V Сава V Sabbas V	-	1396–1406

7	Danilo IV Данило IV Daniel IV	-	1406

8	Kirilo I Кирило I Cyril I	-	1407–1419

9	Nikon I Никон I Nicon I	-	1420–1435

10	Teofan I Теофан I Theophanes I	-	1435–1446	For unknown reasons not listed as an official Patriarch

11	Nikodim II Никодим II Nicodemus II	-	1446–1455

12	Arsenije II Арсеније II Arsenius II	-	1457–1463

First Ottoman abolishment (1463–1557)

See vacant due to Ottoman abolition and transfer of jurisdiction to Archbishopric of Ohrid

No.	Primate	Portrait	Reign	Notes

Jovan I Јован I John I	-	1508	Mentioned as "Guardian of the Throne of Saint Sava".

Marko Марко Mark	-	1524	Styled "Serbian Metropolitan".

Pavle (I) Павле I Paul I	-	1526–1541	Styled "Metropolitan of Smederevo". Attempted to restore Serbian Patriarchate on few occasions between 1526 and 1541, succeeding briefly.

Second Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (1557–1766)

No.	Primate	Portrait	Reign	Notes

13	Makarije I Макарије I Macarius I	-	1557–1571	Seated at Peć. Full style "Archbishop of Peć and Patriarch of Serbs and Bulgarians" Basic style "Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch".

14	Antonije I Антоније I Anthony I	-	1571–1575	Surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).

15	Gerasim I Герасим I Gerasimus I	-	1575–1586	Surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).

16	Savatije I Саватије I Sabbatios I	-	1586	Born in Prijepolje, surnamed Sokolović (Соколовић).

17	Nikanor I Никанор I Nicanor I	-	?

18	Jerotej I Јеротеј I Hieroteos I	-	1589–1590

19	Filip I Филип I Philip I	-	1591–1592

20	Jovan II Јован II John II	-	1592–1613	Surnamed Kantul (Кантул).

21	Pajsije I Пајсије I Paisius I	-	1614–1647	Born in Janjevo.

22	Gavrilo I Гаврило I Gabriel I	-	1648–1655	Born in Štitkovo, surnamed Rajić (Рајић).

23	Maksim Максим Maxim	-	1655–1674	Born in Skopje.

24	Arsenije III Арсеније III Arsenius III	-	1674–1690 (1706)	Leader of the First Serbian Migration into the Habsburg Monarchy. After 1690, reorganized and headed the branch of the Serbian Church in the Habsburg Monarchy.

25	Kalinik I Калиник I Callinicus I	-	1691–1710	Ethnic Greek. Maintained the Serbian Patriarchate in turbulent times after the First Serbian Migration from the Ottoman Empire.

26	Atanasije I Атанасије I Athanasius I	-	1711–1712

27	Mojsije I Мојсије I Moses I	-	1712–1725	Surnamed Rajović (Рајовић).

28	Arsenije IV Арсеније IV Arsenius IV	-	1725–1737	Leader of the Second Serbian Migration into the Habsburg Monarchy. Born in Peć, surnamed Jovanović Šakabenta (Јовановић Шакабента).

29	Joanikije III Јоаникије III Joannicius III	-	1739–1746	Ethnic Greek. Afterwards reigned as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, from 1761 to 1763. Surnamed Karadža (Караџа).

30	Atanasije II Атанасије II Athanasius II	-	1746–1752	Born in Skopje, surnamed Gavrilović (Гавриловић).

31	Gavrilo II Гаврило II Gabriel II	-	1752	Born in Sarajevo, surnamed Mihajlović (Михајловић).

32	Gavrilo III Гаврило III Gabriel III	-	1752–1758	Bynamed Nikolin (Николин).

33	Vikentije I Викентије I Vicentius I	-	1758	Surnamed Stefanović (Стефановић).

34	Pajsije II Пајсије II Paisius II	-	1758	Ethnic Greek.

35	Gavrilo IV Гаврило IV Gabriel IV	-	1758	Ethnic Greek.

36	Kirilo II Кирило II Cyril II	-	1758–1763

37	Vasilije Василије Basil	-	1763–1765	Surnamed Jovanović-Brkić (Јовановић-Бркић).

38	Kalinik II Калиник II Callinicus II	-	1765–1766	Ethnic Greek. Resigned as Patriarch, effectively abolishing the post and relegating it to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

Second Ottoman abolishment (1766–1920)

After the Ottoman Empire abolished the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć for the second and final time in 1766, the Serbian Orthodox population within the Ottoman Empire was subject to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until 1920.

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Danilo IV (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило IV) was the Patriarch, of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in 1406.
Danilo IV Данило IV was the Serbian Patriarch, primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1406.
Danilo IV was the Serbian Patriarch, of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in 1406.

final_sentence: Danilo IV (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило IV) was the Patriarch, of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in 1406.
final_sentence: Danilo IV Данило IV was the Serbian Patriarch, primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1406.
final_sentence: Danilo IV was the Serbian Patriarch, of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in 1406.