Pajsije II explained

Pajsije II
Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch
Church:Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
See:Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
Enthroned:1758
Ended:1758
Predecessor:Vikentije I
Successor:Gavrilo IV
Nationality:Rum Millet (Greek)
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation:Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Pajsije II (Serbian: Пајсије II, Greek, Modern (1453-);: {{lang|grc|Παΐσιος Β΄) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch for a short time during 1758. He was an ethnic Greek.

Before he became Serbian Patriarch, he was Metropolitan of Užice and Valjevo, under Vikentije I. In 1758, when patriarch Vikentije went to Constantinople, metropolitan Pajsije traveled with him. While staying in Constantinople, Serbian Patriarch was struck with sudden illness and died. Metropolitan Pajsije took the opportunity and succeeded in becoming new Serbian Patriarch as "Pajsije II". His tenure was very short since in that time Serbian Patriarchate of Peć was in constant internal turmoil. His main rival was another Greek, metropolitan Gavrilo, who succeeded in overthrowing Pajsije II and becoming new Serbian Patriarch as Gavrilo IV.

Sources

. Sima Ćirković. 2004. The Serbs. Malden. Blackwell Publishing. 9781405142915.

. Đoko M. Slijepčević. Историја Српске православне цркве (History of the Serbian Orthodox Church). књ. 1. 1962. Минхен. Искра.

. 1996. Sava Vuković (bishop). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Београд. Евро.

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