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[[Image:Patrijarh Pavle.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Patriarch Pavle (Paul) of the Church of Serbia]]His Holiness Patriarch '''Pavel (Stojčević) of Serbia''' (in Serbian: Његова светост '''Павле''' по милости Бо-ијој православни Архиепископ пећки, Митрополит београдско-карловачки и Патријарх српски) is was the current [[patriarch]] of the [[Church of Serbia]]until his death on [[November 15]], 2009. His Holiness' full title is ''[[Archbishop]] of Peć, [[Metropolitan]] of Belgrade and Karlovac, and Patriarch of the Serbs''.
== Early life ==
Patriarch Pavel visited several national churches. Patriarch Alexei II of Russia, Patriarch Bartholomew I and several other Orthodox Church leaders had visited Patriarch Pavel and Church of Serbia. His Holiness was first Serbian Patriarch who visited USA, 1992 and Australia 2004. Before him Patriarch German visited USA but he was bishop at the moment. He visited Pope John Paul II 1991, and he was first Serbian Patriarch who met a Pope.
Patr. Pavel reposed on November 15, 2009.
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title=[[List of Patriarchs of Serbia|Patriarch of Serbia]]|
years=1990-present2009|after=—[[Irinej (Gavrilovic) of Serbia|Irinej (Gavrilovic)]]}}
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[[ro:Pavle (Stojcevic) al Serbiei]]
