Patriarch Pavle ( Paul ) ( ; 11 September 1914 - 15 November 2009 ) was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church . He was the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs from 1990 to his death . Patriarch Pavle ( , ; 11 September 1914 -- 15 November 2009 ) was the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church , the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs , from 1990 to his death .