Protonamesnik Milovan Katanic

• Born October 9, 1972 in Sombor, Serbia to parents +Zdravko and Smiljana (nee Blanusa) Katanic.
• Moved to Akron, Ohio at age of 7. Completed elementary and high school in Akron public schools.
• Received in St. Sava School of Theology in Libertyville, Illinois in September 1991. Completed studies and received his Bachelor of Divinity in 1995.
• Married Tatiana Kostur, daughter of V. Rev. Lazar and Protinica Mira Kostur, on September 8, 1996 at St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Akron, Ohio.
• Ordained to the holy diaconate by His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America (Serbian Orthodox Church) on Sunday, October 13, 1996 at St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Akron, Ohio.
• Ordained to the holy priesthood by His Grace Bishop Mitrophan on Thursday, December 19, 1996 at St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Midland, Pennsylvania.
• Appointed to the newly established mission parish in Atlanta, Georgia, Ss. Peter and Paul. First service on January 7, 1997.
• From February 1997 began using the Church of Our Saviour Episcopal hall for weekly services until February 2002 when parish purchased a bank in Lilburn, Georgia which was renovated for church use.
• Served as the first administrator of the newly-formed mission of St. Arsenius of Srem in Charlotte, NC.
• Served as the first administrator of the newly-formed mission of St. Archangel Michael in Huntsville, AL.
  
• Awarded the right to wear the red sash by His Grace Bishop Mitrophan at the Slava celebration in the Atlanta parish.
• Appointed to St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Hermitage, PA effective November 1, 2003.
• Appointed to serve as temporary administrator to the newly-formed mission of St. Nikolai of Zhica in Shadeland, PA.
• In 2004 was appointed co-editor of The Path of Orthodoxy, the official newspaper of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America.
• In 2004 was appointed administrator of the Clergy Healthcare Plan for the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America.
• Webmaster of the website for the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America as of September 2004.
  
• Promoted to Protonamesnik on Saturday, January 20, 2007 by His Grace Bishop Mitrophan at the Divine Liturgy on the feast of St. John the Baptist.
• Webmaster of the website for the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America as of 2007.
• Serves as Technical Editor of The Clergy Messenger, the newsletter of the Clergy Brotherhood of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the US and Canada.
• Served as President of the Clergy Brotherhood of the Shenango Valley beginning in 2007.
• Served as Member-at-Large on the St. Sava School of Theology Alumni Association Board of Associates 2006-07.
• Elected to the Diocesan Council (Eastern American Diocese) in March 2008.
  
• Fr. Milovan and Popadija Tatiana have four children: Vasilije (1998), Lazar (2000), Nikolina (2003) and Jelena (2005).