This article lists the Metropolitans of Montenegro, primates of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, heads of the current Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and their predecessors (bishops and metropolitans of Zeta and Cetinje), from 1219 to the present day.

Bishops of Zeta Ilarion I (1219–1242) German I (1242–1250) Neofit (1250–1270) Jevstatije (1270–1279) Jovan (1279–1286) German II (1286–1292) Mihailo I (1293–1305) Andrija (1305–1319) Mihailo II (after 1319)

Metropolitans of Zeta David I (1391–1396) Arsenije I (1396–1417) David II (1417–1435) Jeftimije (1434–1446) Teodosije (after 1446) Josif (1453) Visarion I (1482–1485)

Metropolitans of Cetinje Pahomije I (1491–1493) Vavila (1493–1495) Roman (1496) German III (1496–1520) Pavle (1520–1530) Vasilie I (1530–1532) Romil I (1532–1540) Nikodim (1540) Ruvim I (1540–1550) Makarije (1550–1558) Dionisije (1558) Romil II (1558–1561) Ruvim II (1561–1569) Pahomije II (1569–1579) Gerasim (1575–1582) Venjamin (1582–1591) Nikanor I and Stefan (1591–1593) Ruvim III (1593–1636) Mardarije (1637–1659) Visarion II Kolinović (1659–1662) Ruvim IV (1662–1685) Vasilije II (1685) Visarion III Borilović Bajica (1685–1692) Sava I (1694–1697)

Metropolitans of Montenegro PrimatePortraitReignNotesDanilo I1697–1735Sava II1735–1781Co-served with Vasilije III from 1750 until 1766.Vasilije III1750–1766Co-served with Sava II.Arsenije II1781–1784Petar I1784–1830Sanctified as St. Peter of Cetinje.Petar II1830–1851

Metropolitans of Montenegro and Brda PrimatePortraitReignNotesNikanor II1858–1860Ilarion II1860–1882Visarion IV1882–1884Mitrofan1884–1920

Metropolitans of Montenegro and the Littoral PrimatePortraitReignNotesGavrilo1920–1938First metropolitan under the reunified Serbian Orthodox Church. Served as the 41st Serbian Patriarch.Joanikije I1940–1945Executed by the Yugoslav Partisans at the end of World War II for collaboration with the occupying Axis powers. Sanctified as a hieromartyr.Arsenije III1947–1961Danilo II1961–1990Amfilohije1990–2020Joanikije II2021–present

Timeline since 1858 This is a graphical timeline of the metropolitans of Montenegro since 1858. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

The following chart lists the metropolitans by lifespan, with the years outside of their tenure in blue.

See also Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral List of monarchs of Montenegro#Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro

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External links Official site of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral