Dimitrije (; 28 October 1846 – 6 April 1930) was the first Patriarch of the reunified

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, from 1920 until his death. He was styled "His Holiness, the Archbishop of

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, Metropolitan of

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and Karlovci, and

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". Dimitrije Pavlović was born on 28 October 1846 in

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. He was appointed

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in 1884, and held that title until 1889. He then became Bishop of Šabac-Valjevo in 1898 and held that title until 1905. When Inokentije, Metropolitan of Belgrade, died in 1905, Dimitrije was appointed the successor. In 1920, the Serbian Patriarchate was re-established, thus Dimitrije became the first head of the re-established patriarchate. On 8 June 1922, he wed King

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and Princess

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in the

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. Patriarch Dimitrije died on 6 April 1930 in Belgrade and was buried in the Rakovica monastery. He was decorated

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and Albanian

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for his help for Albanian Orthodox Church.

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