The Metropolitanate of Belgrade ( sr, Београдска митрополија, Beogradska mitropolija) was an

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ecclesiastical province (

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) which existed between 1831 and 1920, with jurisdiction over the territory of

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and

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. It was formed in 1831, when the

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granted church autonomy to its eparchies in the Principality of Serbia. Territorial enlargement and full canonical

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were gained in 1879. The Metropolitanate of Belgrade existed until 1920, when it was merged with Patriarchate of Karlovci and other Serbian ecclesiastical provinces to form the united

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. The seat of the Metropolitanate was in

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. The Metropolitanate and all of its eparchies suffered significant loses during

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(1914–1918), particularly after 1915, during the occupation of Serbia by the

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Eparchies

It included following eparchies:

Metropolitans, 1831–1920

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Eparchies

Metropolitans, 1831–1920

See also

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