Joanikije Mićović
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For the Serbian saint and Metropolitan of Montenegro between 1938 and 1945, see Joanikije I, Metropolitan of Montenegro.
For the Serbian Patriarch between 1346 and 1354, see Joanikije II.
Joanikije II (Serbian Cyrillic: Јоаникије, secular name Jovan Mićović, Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Мићовић;[3] born 20 April 1959) is a Serbian Orthodox metropolitan bishop serving as the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral and the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro since May 2021, previously he served as the administrator of the same diocese from October 2020, and death of his predecessor Amfilohije (Radović). Bishop Joanikije was the head of the Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić from 2002 until 2021 and titular bishop of Budimlja betweein 1999 and 2002.[2][4]
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Joanikije II | |
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Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral | |
Native name | Јоаникије II |
Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
Diocese | Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral |
Elected | 29 May 2021 |
Installed | 5 September 2021[lower-alpha 1][1] |
Predecessor | Amfilohije |
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Ordination | 30 October 1990[2] by Amfilohije (Radović) |
Consecration | 13 June 1999[2] by Serbian Patriarch Pavle |
Rank | Metropolitan, Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Jovan Mićović (1959-04-20) 20 April 1959 (age 65) |
Nationality | Montenegrin |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Residence | Cetinje, Montenegro (1990–1999, 2021–present) Berane, Montenegro (1999–2021) |
Previous post(s) | Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić (1999–2021) |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
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