Rufim Boljević
Serbian bishop
Rufim Boljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Руфим (Рувим) IV Бољевић; fl. 1662 – d. January 1685) was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan (vladika) of Cetinje from 1662 until his death in January 1685. Rufim Boljević is listed as Ruvim IV in church documents. He succeeded Mardarije Kornečanin (fl. 1640–59), and was succeeded by Vasilije Veljekrajski.
Life
Boljević was from Crmnica, and belonged to the Plamenac brotherhood, and is scarcely mentioned as Rufim Plamenac (Руфим Пламенац).
It is generally believed he succeeded Mardarije Kornečanin, mentioned between 1640 and 1659. Mardarije was succeeded by Visarion II Kolinović from Ljubotinj as the acting metropolitan. His tenure was short, ending in 1662.
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