German Anđelić

German Anđelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Герман Анђелић; 1822–1888) was the Patriarch of Karlovci, the spiritual leader of Habsburg Serbs, from 1881 until his death in 1888.

He was son of Pavle Anđelić, parish priest of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Sremski Karlovci, and his wife Ana.

In the letter justifying the choice of the young cleric, he pointed to his excellent knowledge of several languages (Church Slavonic, German, Hungarian and Latin).

[1] In 1850 he returned to Sremski Karlovci and took up the post of professor at the Clerical High School of Saint Arsenije where he remained for sixteen years.

The choice of administrator, imposed by the Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I, was badly received by the clergy and the faithful of the Patriarchate.