▁Pe ć ▁Mon aster y . ▁Ar sen ije ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁H vos no . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁bishop ▁by ▁the ▁metropol it ans ▁of ▁the ▁Patri arch al ▁Syn od ▁on ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁As c ension ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁in ▁D ov ol ja ▁monaster y . ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁assistant ▁of ▁the ▁ag ing ▁Patri arch ▁Mak sim . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 4 , ▁when , ▁Patri arch ▁Mak sim ▁fell ▁ill ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁position , ▁Ar sen ije ▁was ▁elected ▁patri arch , ▁probably ▁between ▁E aster ▁and ▁As c ension . ▁ ▁Patri arch ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 3 , ▁the ▁new ▁patri arch ▁visited ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁lands ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁subjects ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice . ▁He ▁met ▁with ▁Catholic ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Bar , ▁And ri ja ▁Z ma je vić , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁Ser b , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁family ▁who ▁once ▁served ▁the ▁Cr no je vi ći , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁contact ▁European ▁powers ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁Christians ▁under ▁Islam ic ▁Turkish ▁rule . ▁He ▁also ▁visited ▁his ▁f lock ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁and ▁in ▁Bran ič e vo ▁and ▁S rem ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 6 . ▁In ▁ 1