Mitrofan Ban
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Mitrofan Ban (Serbian Cyrillic: Митрофан Бан; 15 May 1841 – 30 September 1920) was Bishop of Cetinje, Metropolitan of Montenegro, and exarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[1] He was also Archimandrite of the Cetinje monastery. He presided over the Holy Bishopric Synod (1919-1920) that unified the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1920.[2][3]
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Mitrofan Ban | |
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Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
Metropolis | Metropolitanate of Montenegro |
Installed | 1884 |
Term ended | 1920 |
Predecessor | Visarion Ljubiša |
Successor | Gavrilo Dožić |
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Born | Marko Ban (1841-03-15)March 15, 1841 |
Died | September 30, 1920(1920-09-30) (aged 79) Cetinje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
2nd Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs of Principality of Montenegro | |
In office 26 April 1884 – 3 October 1885 | |
Monarch | Nicholas I |
Prime Minister | Božo Petrović-Njegoš |
Preceded by | Visarion Ljubiša |
Succeeded by | Jovan Pavlović |
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