Joanikije I, Metropolitan of Montenegro

Saint Joanikije I Lipovac Јоаникије I Липовац
Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral
Church	Serbian Orthodox Church
Diocese	Montenegro and the Littoral
Installed	1938
Term ended	1945
Predecessor	Gavrilo
Successor	Arsenije III
Orders
Rank	Metropolitan bishop
Personal details
Born	Jovan Lipovac (1890-02-16)February 16, 1890 Stoliv, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary
Died	June 18, 1945(1945-06-18) (aged 55) Bukovik, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin, Yugoslav
Sainthood
Canonized	1999 by Serbian Orthodox Church

Metropolitan Joanikije Lipovac (16 February 1890 – 18 June 1945) was the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Montenegro and the Littoral. He was executed by the Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans for his collaboration with occupying Axis powers during World War II. He was posthumously canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Metropolitan Joanikije attempted to maintain the diocese as the area transitioned between German and communist rule. With the ascendancy of communist control he attempted to leave the area with a number of his priests. The attempt was unsuccessful and he and his party of priests were executed by the Partisans. In 1999, his name was added to the list of Serbian saints.^[1]