Stefan Stratimirović

Stefan Stratimirović
Metropolitan of Karlovci
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
ProvinceMilitary Frontier, Austrian Empire
MetropolisMetropolitanate of Karlovci
Installed1790
Term ended1836
PredecessorMojisije Putnik
SuccessorStefan Stanković
Personal details
Born27 December 1757
Died22 September 1836(1836-09-22) (aged 78)
Sremski Karlovci, Slavonia, Austrian Empire
(now Serbia)
NationalitySerb (Rascian)
DenominationEastern Orthodox
ResidenceSremski Karlovci

Stefan Stratimirović (Serbian: Стефан Стратимировић;[a] 27 December 1757 – 22 September 1836) was a Serbian bishop who served as the Metropolitan of Karlovci, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Austrian Empire, between 1790 and 1836. Having been appointed metropolitan at the age of 33, Stratimirović maintained control over church life decisively and autonomously. He was an aid to Serbian rebel leader Karađorđe during the First Serbian Uprising and actively participated in the suppression of Tican's Rebellion in 1807. Furthermore, he published Jovan Rajić's seminal work at a most propitious occasion.