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Atanasije Jevtić
Serbian Orthodox bishop (1938–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Bishop | |
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Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
Diocese | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
Elected | 1992 |
Retired | 1999 |
Predecessor | Vladislav Mitrović |
Successor | Grigorije Durić |
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Ordination | 1960 |
Consecration | 7 July 1991 by Patriarch Pavle |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Zoran Jevtić (1938-01-08)8 January 1938 |
Died | 4 March 2021(2021-03-04) (aged 83) Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Buried | Tvrdoš Monastery |
Nationality | Serbian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Banat (1991–1992) |
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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]