Jovan Pavlović
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Jovan Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Павловић; 22 October 1936 – 3 April 2014) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who was the metropolitan bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1982 until his death in 2014. He was one of the most prominent individuals in Serbian community in Croatia during his lifetime.
Jovan was born in the village of Medinci in 1936 and died in the Sisters of Charity Hospital in Zagreb on 3 April 2014.[1] He was the highest representative of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia for more than two decades.[2]
Early life and education
Jovan was born in
Jovan worked as a professor in the
Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana (1982–2014)
Between 1982 and 1992 Metropolitan Jovan was representative of Serbian Orthodox Church at World Council of Churches.[2] He was member of Holy Synod of Serbian Orthodox Church in several mandates.[2] Serbian Orthodox churches in Italy were also under his jurisdiction, from 1994 to 2011.
Awards and recognition
- Croatian Helsinki Committee Award for promotion of inter-religious dialogue and religious tolerance.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "UPOKOJIO SE U GOSPODU MITROPOLIT ZAGREBAČKO-LjUBLjANSKI JOVAN (Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana)" (in Serbian). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d ЊЕГОВО ВИСОКОПРЕОСВЕШТЕНСТВО МИТРОПОЛИТ ЗАГРЕБАЧКО-ЉУБЉАНСКИ И ЦЕЛЕ ИТАЛИЈЕ ГОСПОДИН Г. ЈОВАН (ПАВЛОВИЋ) (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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