Teofan Živković

Teofan Živković also spelled Theophan Živković (Secular name Božidar; Sremski Karlovci, 1825 - Plaški, 21 November 1890) was the Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac from 1874 to 1890.

Youth and education Božidar Živković was born in Sremski Karlovci in 1825. His father was a doctor. He graduated from Karlovci Gymnasium in Sremski Karlovci, and theology in Szeged. He also studied law at Belgrade's Velika škola, and later completed his studies at the Faculty of Theology at Grandes écoles of Saint Arsenije Sremac at Sremski Karlovci.

Upon graduation, he became a professor at a Teacher's Academy in Sombor. Later, he accepted the post of rector of the Faculty of Theology at his alma mater in Sremski Karlovci.

Bishop Teofan's speech in 1881 played a role in calming down the great expectations of uniting the Serbian National Church with that of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia by Pope Leo XIII, his apostolic commissioner Josip Stadler and politician Josip Juraj Strossmayer during the politically volatile period of the 1880s when anything could have happened? Also, Bishop Teofan was supported by Serbian Orthodox Bishops Stefan (Knezević) of Dalmatia and Gerasim Petranović of Montenegro.

Death He suffered from pulmonary disease and died in Plaški in 1890. He was buried at a Cemetery in Plaški.