Momčilo Đujić was born in the village of Kovačić, near Knin in the Kingdom of Dalmatia, on  27 February 1907.
He was the oldest of five children born to Rade Đujić and his wife Ljubica (née Miloš).
The family was of Bosnian origin.
Rade had moved to Kovačić with his disabled Austro-Hungarian Army veteran father, Glišo, and his brother, Nikola, in the late 1880s and lived off his father's army pension for a time.
Ljubica hailed from the village of Ljubač, southeast of Knin.
Shortly after his marriage to Ljubica, Rade established himself as a successful farmer.
The couple went on to have three sons and two daughters over a 16 year period.

Đujić's mother wished to name him Simo, after his uncle.
Đujić's father disliked the name and, having been raised listening to the gusle and reciting Serbian epic poetry, named his son after Momchil, a 14th-century brigand in the service of Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty.
It was not until Momčilo started primary school in 1914 that his mother discovered that he had not been named Simo at his baptism.
Đujić finished primary school in 1918 and graduated as the best student in his class.
Between 1920 and 1924, he attended lower gymnasium in Knin.
After a two-year pause, he began attending the higher gymnasium in Šibenik but did not graduate.
In 1929, he began attending the Serbian Orthodox seminary in Sremski Karlovci, graduated in 1931 and was ordained a priest two years later.
In 1933 Đujić published a poetry book Emiilijade.
He was assigned to the Orthodox parish in Strmica, near Kovačić.
Shortly before ordination, he married Zorka Dobrijević-Jundžić, the eldest daughter of a wealthy merchant from Bosansko Grahovo.
The two were married in the Church of St. George in Knin, where Đujić had been baptised as an infant.
Đujić's first child, Siniša, was born in 1934.
In 1935, Zorka gave birth to twins, a son named Radomir and a daughter named Radojka.

Đujić and his family were relatively wealthy by the standards of Depression-era Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Đujić consequently became the most influential person in the village.
He sought to use his money and influence to help the Serb peasants in the Dalmatian hinterland.
In 1934, he organised the construction of the "Petar Mrkonjić" cultural centre in Strmica, financed and oversaw the irrigation of farmland west of Mračaj and approved the reconstruction of a pair of church bells on the Church of St. John the Baptist.
The reconstruction of the church bells, which had been destroyed by Austro-Hungarian artillery in 1916, was financed with money donated by the Yugoslav government and further improved his reputation among the local population.
Đujić's critics accused him of misappropriating funds, which he denied from the pulpit.
Momčilo Đujić was born in the village of Kovačić, near Knin in the Kingdom of Dalmatia, on  27 February 1907. He was the oldest of five children born to Rade Đujić and his wife Ljubica (née Miloš). The family was of Bosnian origin. Rade had moved to Kovačić with his disabled Austro-Hungarian Army veteran father, Glišo, and his brother, Nikola, in the late 1880s and lived off his father's army pension for a time. Ljubica hailed from the village of Ljubač, southeast of Knin. Shortly after his marriage to Ljubica, Rade established himself as a successful farmer. The couple went on to have three sons and two daughters over a 16 year period.
Đujić's mother wished to name him Simo, after his uncle. Đujić's father disliked the name and, having been raised listening to the gusle and reciting Serbian epic poetry, named his son after Momchil, a 14th-century brigand in the service of Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty. It was not until Momčilo started primary school in 1914 that his mother discovered that he had not been named Simo at his baptism. Đujić finished primary school in 1918 and graduated as the best student in his class. Between 1920 and 1924, he attended lower gymnasium in Knin. After a two-year pause, he began attending the higher gymnasium in Šibenik but did not graduate. In 1929, he began attending the Serbian Orthodox seminary in Sremski Karlovci, graduated in 1931 and was ordained a priest two years later. In 1933 Đujić published a poetry book Emiilijade. He was assigned to the Orthodox parish in Strmica, near Kovačić. Shortly before ordination, he married Zorka Dobrijević-Jundžić, the eldest daughter of a wealthy merchant from Bosansko Grahovo. The two were married in the Church of St. George in Knin, where Đujić had been baptised as an infant. Đujić's first child, Siniša, was born in 1934. In 1935, Zorka gave birth to twins, a son named Radomir and a daughter named Radojka.
Đujić and his family were relatively wealthy by the standards of Depression-era Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Đujić consequently became the most influential person in the village. He sought to use his money and influence to help the Serb peasants in the Dalmatian hinterland. In 1934, he organised the construction of the "Petar Mrkonjić" cultural centre in Strmica, financed and oversaw the irrigation of farmland west of Mračaj and approved the reconstruction of a pair of church bells on the Church of St. John the Baptist. The reconstruction of the church bells, which had been destroyed by Austro-Hungarian artillery in 1916, was financed with money donated by the Yugoslav government and further improved his reputation among the local population. Đujić's critics accused him of misappropriating funds, which he denied from the pulpit.
Momčilo Đujić