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German | |
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Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch | |
Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
See | Belgrade |
Installed | 14 September 1958 |
Retired | 30 November 1990 |
Predecessor | Vikentije II |
Successor | Pavle |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1927 |
Consecration | 1951 |
Personal details | |
Born | Hranislav Đorić 19 August 1899 |
Died | 27 August 1991 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 92)
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Styles of Serbian Patriarch German | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Patriarch |
Posthumous style | His Holiness Patriarch German of Blessed Repose |
German (Serbian Cyrillic: Герман, English equivalent: Herman; 19 August 1899 – 27 August 1991) was the 43rd Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1958 to 1990.[1] He was successful in revitalizing the Serbian Orthodox Church to a certain extent during the Communist period, despite two schisms that occurred during his tenure.[2]
The full title of German was: His Holiness, the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch German (Serbian: Његова светост, Архиепископ пећки, Митрополит београдско-карловачки и Патријарх српски, Герман)