Atanasije Jevtić Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Grace
Atanasije Jevtić
Bishop
Church:Serbian Orthodox Church
Diocese:Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
Elected:1992
Retired:1999
Predecessor:Vladislav Mitrović
Successor:Grigorije Durić
Previous Post:Bishop of Banat (1991–1992)
Ordination:1960
Consecration:7 July 1991
Consecrated By:Patriarch Pavle
Rank:Bishop
Birth Name:Zoran Jevtić
Birth Date:8 January 1938
Birth Place:Brdarica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality:Serbian
Religion:Eastern Orthodox
Buried:Tvrdoš Monastery

Atanasije Jevtić (Serbian Cyrillic: Атанасије Јевтић; 8 January 1938 – 4 March 2021) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who served as the bishop of Banat from 1991 until 1992, and the bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina from 1992 until his retirement in 1999.[1]

Atanasije was a long-time professor and former dean of the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the University of Belgrade. He was a leading expert on Patristics and has written a series of books on the subject.[2] Together with bishop Amfilohije Radović, Atanasije translated the Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament to Serbian language.[3]

Biography

Atanasije was born on 8 January 1938 in the village of Brdarica near Valjevo, Yugoslavia.[4]

Consecration

On 7 July 1991 on the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, Archimandrite Atanasije was consecrated as Bishop of Banat in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Vršac by Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Metropolitan Nikolaj Mrđa of Dabar-Bosnia, Metropolitan Amfilohije Radović of Montenegro and the Littoral, Bishops Irinej Bulović of Bačka, Stefan Boca of Žiča, Artemije Radosavljević of Raška and Prizren, Dositej Motika of Britain and Scandinavia, Nikanor Bogunović of Upper Karlovac, Vasilije Vadić of Srem, and Lavrentije Trifunović of Šabac and Valjevo.[5]

Atanasije also briefly served as administrator of the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren in 2010 after Bishop Artemije Radosavljević was forced to resign from his position due to alleged embezzlement of funds.

Illness and death

He died on 4 March 2021 in Trebinje, from complications of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6] He was buried at the cemetery of Tvrdoš Monastery three days later, on 6 March.[7]

Some authors described Atanasije's death as "the possible end of the golden era of theology".[8] [9]

Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch stated that he is one of the three most notable Serb theologians to be recognized internationally.[10]

Patriarch Daniel of Romania stated that Anatansije's body of work is of significant importance to all Orthodox Christianity.[11] [12]

Awards

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portret: Vladika Atanasije (Jevtić) . . 2019-08-25 . 1999-09-30 . sr.
  2. Web site: Petotomna "Patrologija" vladike Atanasija . Danas . 23 November 2019 . 17 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Novo izdanje Biblije na srpskom . Politika . 12 July 2011 . 17 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Ličnost Danas: Vladika Atanasije (Jevtić) . Danas . 15 February 2010 . 17 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Hirotonija Episkopa Banatskog Atanasija . . 2020-07-15 . 1991-07-07 . sr.
  6. Web site: Preminuo vladika Atanasije Jevtić . b92.net . 4 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Обавјештење о сахрани новопрестављеног eпископа Атанасија . spc.rs . 5 March 2021 . 5 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305090621/http://www.spc.rs/sr/obavjeshtenje_o_sahrani_novoprestavljenog_episkopa_atanasija . dead .
  8. Web site: 2021-03-06. Ο Κοσμήτορας της Θεολογικής ΑΠΘ για τον Αθανάσιο Γιέφτιτς. 2021-03-07. Ορθοδοξία News Agency. el.
  9. Web site: 2021-03-07. Декан Богословског факултета Универзитета у Солуну о владици Атанасију Јевтићу. 2021-03-07. Православна Митрополија црногорско-приморска (Званични сајт). sr-cyrl.
  10. Web site: Beta. Agencija. 2021-03-06. Patrijarh Porfirije o episkopu Atanasiju: "I kada smo sa njim igrali fudbal i kada nas je vodio na Svetu Goru bio je tamo gde i sveti oci". 2021-03-08. Nedeljnik. en-US.
  11. Web site: Srpska. RTRS, Radio Тelevizija Republike Srpske, Radio Television of Republic of. Патријарх Данило: Дјело владике Атанасија значајно за цјелокупно православље. 2021-03-08. ДРУШТВО - РТРС.
  12. Web site: Срна. 2021-03-07. Патријарх румунски Данило: Дјело владике Атанасија значајно за цјелокупно православље. 2021-03-08. Glas Srpske. sr.
  13. Web site: Српска обиљежила 20 година постојања, Дан и крсну славу Светог Стефана . 10 January 2012 . Радио-телевизија Републике Српске . sr-cyrl . 10 January 2012 .
  14. Web site: 20 година од стварања Републике Српске: Атанасије Јевтић, интервју (од почетка до 41, 35 мин). 8 April 2012. Радио-телевизија Републике Српске. sr-cyrl. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127193644/http://rtrs.tv/av/pusti.php?id=17893. 27 January 2013. 9 April 2012. dead.
  15. Web site: "Печат херцега Шћепана" владици Атанасију (СПЦ, 23. август 2018) . 2019-08-25 . 2020-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131013443/http://spc.rs/sr/pechat_hercega_shtshepana_vladici_atanasiju . dead .