Installed 1758 Successor Pajsije II Term ended 1758 | Predecessor Gavrilo III Nationality Rum Millet | |
Church Serbian Orthodox Church See Monastery of the Patriarchate of Peć | ||
Vikentije I Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Викентије I Стефановић) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch for a short time during 1758.
Before he became Serbian Patriarch, he was Metropolitan of Belgrade since 1753, under Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo III. Between 1755 and 1758, patriarch Gavrilo III was challenged by several rivals and finally lost the patriarchal throne. From that turmoil, metropolitan Vikentije finally emerged as new Serbian Patriarch.
His tenure was very short. Upon arriving to Constantinople, he was struck with sudden illness and died. His successor was Metropolitan of Užice and Valjevo Pajsije, who traveled with him to Constantinople, becoming new Serbian Patriarch as Pajsije II.
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