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Nikodim was born in Šibenik as Nikola Milaš. Family The family of his father , Trifun , came in to Dalmatia from Duvno (Bosnia). His mother Maria was Italian, who embraced Orthodoxy before she married Trifun.

He attented attended elementary school in a Franciscan [[monastery]], but he was taking took lessons in orthodoxy in the Bovan's School. Nikola graduated from the Jesuit Gymnasium in Zadar and Serbian Orthodox Theological School in Sremski Karlovci in 1866. He continued his education in Russia in 1867. There he was garnted granted a Master degree in canon law in at the Kiev Orthodox Theological Academy in 1871. His thesis was:''Nomocanon of Patriarch Photius''.

After returning to Dalmatia, Nikola was appointed professor by Bishop Stefan (Knežević) in the Theological Orthodox Institute in Zadar. The next year he was appointed [[rector]] of the Institute. The following year, Professor Milaš published a study in which he critized the inteference of the Austro-Hungarian governmant in life of the Serbian Church.

Professor Nikola Milaš was [[tonsure]]d on the [[Forefeast]] of Nativity 1873. He was given the [[monasticism|monastic]] name Nikodim. He was [[ordination|ordained]] [[deacon]] on [[Nativityof Nativity of Our Lord|Nativity]]. Two years later Dn. Nikodim was ordained [[presbyter]]. He was raised to the rank [[archimandrite]] in 1880. Under his rule the Theoogical Theological Institute in Zadar became one of the best orthodox schools.

Fr. Nikodim was in correspondence corresponded with the greatest canonist canonists of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic church at the time. He was fluent in German, Italian, Russian, Greek, and Latin. After publishing a new study , ''Principles of jurisdiction in Orthodox Church,'' in which he again critized authorities he was forced to renounce leave his position at the institute in 1885.

Archimandrite Nikodim spent two years in Belgrade as [[rector]] of Belgrade Seminary, from 1886 to 1887. He returned to Zadar where he finaly finally published his most importnant important book , ''Church and Canon Law''. This book was his life work. Even today it is in use used in theological studies. In the same year he published other another significant book , ''Roman Catholic Propaganda, it's foundation and rules today''.

Fr. Nikodim Milaš was elected Bishop of Dalmatia on [[July 10]], 1890 and consecrated on [[September 16]]. During his tenure he was forced to struggle with aggressive Roman Catholic proselytism and with anti-orthodox authorities. He wrote once: " In Austria, there is a rule since 1868. that Orthodoxy has the same position as all other confessions in state. But the truth is that the Church (Orthodox) was just tolerated."

The reason that Bp. Nikodim wrote his book "Orthodoxy in Dalmatia" was to answer a papal encyiclcal, in which the Pope appealed for union. Greek-Catholic Bishop of Krizevci wrote: "Nobody hates Union as much as Orthodox Dalmatians"

Bp. Nikodim refused elevation on to the [[see]] of Belgrade and later of Sarajevo, because he was not elected acording according to canon law.

He moved to Dubrovnik. Kiev Orthodox Theological Academy awarded Bp. Nikodim an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity and also proclaimed him it's own honorary member. Bp. Nikodim died on [[April 2]] 1915. The only copy of his new book:''The Church and the State in Austro-Hungarian Empire'' has disappeared.