German Opačić
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German Opačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Герман Опачић; August 8, 1857 – January 18, 1899) was the Serbian Orthodox prelate and the last Bishop of Bačka in the 19th century.[1]
German | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bačka | |
| Native name | Герман |
| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Bačka |
| Elected | 1893 |
| Installed | 1894 |
| Term ended | 1899 |
| Predecessor | Vasilijan Petrović |
| Successor | Mitrofan Šević |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 24, 1888 (aged 30) by German |
| Consecration | May 6, 1894 by Georgije |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Milan Opačić 8 August 1857 |
| Died | 18 January 1899 (aged 41) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Buried | Novi Sad, Austria-Hungary (now Serbia) |
| Nationality | Serbian / Austro-Hungarian |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
Early life and education
Opačić was born as Milan Opačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Опачић) on 8 August 1857 in the village of Slabinja, in the Banija region[2] in Austrian Empire (present-day Croatia). His father Marko was a Serbian Orthodox priest and mother Sofia was a priest-wife. After finishing elementary school in Vojnić, Opačić graduated from a gymnasium in Zagreb and Novi Sad.[2] For a while he studied law in Zagreb, but he graduated from Clerical High School of Saint Arsenije in 1884.[1] From 1884 to 1890 Opačić was catechist in gymnasium, and since 1889 was a professor of seminary.
Spiritual service
Opačić became consistory-notary of Archeparchy of Karlovci in 1890.[1] He entered the Kuveždin monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain where he was spiritually guided by hegumen Amfilohije (Jeremić) and became a monk.[2]
Opačić was ordained by Archbishop of Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch German as deacon-monk on April 24, 1888. On December 13, 1890 he was ordained as protodeacon and on October 6, 1891 as archdeacon by Patriarch Georgije.[2]
Opačić was ordained on Christmas Day in 1891 as presbyter and as syncellus on same occasion. In 1892 he was ordained as protosyncellus.
Opačić was unanimously elected as the Bishop of Bačka in 1893 and consecrated on Saint George's Day in 1894 by Patriarch Georgije, Bishop of Timișoara Nikanor Popović and Bishop of Gornji Karlovac Mihailo Grujić.[1]
Death
After a short illness, Opačić died in Vienna in January 1899. He was buried in Plato's chapel at the Almaš Cemetery in Novi Sad, Austria-Hungary (present-day Serbia).[2][1]