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Saint Platon was born in Belgrade, on [[September 29]], 1874. His parents Ilija Jovanović and Jelka (maiden name Sokolović) were from Herzegovina. He attended primary school in Vranje and Nis, and then continued his education in the Seminary in Belgrade. Milivoje took [[monasticism|monastic]] vows as the third-grade pupil of the Belgrade Seminary. Having completed [[seminary]], he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] and afterwards [[presbyter]]. In 1896, he was sent in the Serbian mission in Moscow, where he continued his theological education at the [[Moscow Theological Academyand Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]]. He completed his studies in 1901.

In 1912, during the war, Archimandrite Platon was assigned as a brigade [[priest]]. During World War I, he was assigned as a military priest. For a short period of time Platon was an administrator of the Ochrid Diocese. He spent the period of occupation in Serbia, and with the help of his acquaintances abroad, he managed to render aid to all the people who suffered afflictions - especially orphans and widows. From 1932 to 1938 he was the manager of the monastery printing office in Sremski Karlovci, as well as the editor of the " Glasnik Srpske Patriaršije". Archimandrite Platon was also the head of the Krusedol Monastery. In 1936, he was elected auxilary Bishop of moravice. Platon was consecrated bishop by [[Patriarch]] [[Varnava (Rosic) of Serbia|Varnava]], Metropoliatan Dositej of Zagreb, Metropolitan Anastasije, head of ROCOR, bishop Irinej of Bačka, bishop Makarije of Boston (he was also from ROCOR) and auxilary bishop of Srem [[Srem Sava of Gornji Karlovac|Sava]] October 4/17, 1936 in Sremski Karlovci. June 22/July 5 1938, he was elected the Bishop of Ohrid and Bitolj. He was transferred to see of Banja Luka December 8/21 1939. Platon was the Bishop of Banja Luka when the World War II came in Yugoslavia.