Sofronije Podgoričanin (1668 – 7 January 1711) was a Serbian Orthodox bishop who served in the Eparchy of Slavonia from 1705 to 1710 and was elevated to the Metropolitan of Krušedol (Sremski Karlovci) from 1710 to 1711.
Vienna then eased the pressure on the Serbs, hoping to pacify them because of Austria's need for assistance in dealings with Hungary.
[1][page needed] The following year, Patriarch Arsenije III sent the Austrian Emperor a written request that the Serbian Orthodox church, political, economic and military rights be spared further restrictions.
[4][clarification needed] Newly elected Metropolitan Sofronije Podgoričanin was prevented by the Austrians from swearing allegiance to the Peć Patriarch.
However, Patriarch Kalinik I (1691-1710) gave his blessings as well as an official scroll confirming the Metropolitan of Krušedol, and at the same time, extended a form of autonomy to him and his See.