Metropolitan irinej

Kovilj monastery
Irinej Bulovic.
He was ordained a monk according to the rite of small schime by his spiritual father, then hieromonk Dr. Irinej (Bulovic), at Decani Monastery in 1985.

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Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana elected as the new Patriarch of Serbia @ 19 February 2021 01:33 PM

The Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church elected His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, PhD, as the new Serbian Patriarch, in its convocation in Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade on 18 February 2021.

Immediately after the election a thanksgiving service was officiated and Many Years was chanted to the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch Porfirije. Bells at Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district of Belgrade rang a few minutes before 4:00 pm indicating that the 46th Patriarch of Serbia was elected.

Newly-elected Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch Porfirije (Peric) was born on 22 July 1961 in Becej, to father Radivoje and Mother Radojka. He was baptized as Prvoslav. He finished primary school in Curug, and the “Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj” Grammar School in Novi Sad. He was ordained a monk according to the rite of small sch

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Biography of newly-elected Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana

1. July 2014 - 11:34

Newly-elected Metropolitan Dr. Porfirije (Peric) of Zagreb-Ljubljana was born on 22 July 1961 in Becej, northern Serbia, and was baptized as Prvoslav. He finished primary school in Curug, and the “Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj” Grammar school in Novi Sad. He was ordained a monk according to the rite of small schime by his spiritual father, then hieromonk Dr. Irinej (Bulovic), at Decani Monastery in 1985.

He graduated from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Belgrade in 1986, when the then Bishop of Raska-Prizren Diocese, future Serbian Patriarch Pavle of blessed memory, ordained him a hierodeacon at the monastery of Holy Trinity in Musutiste, Kosovo and Mectochia.

He attended postgraduate studies in Athens from 1986 until 1990. That year, upon the blessing of Bishop Dr. Irinej of Backa, he joined the monastery of Holy Archangels in Kovilj, near Novi Sad, where he was ordained as hieromonk and became its abbot.

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CEC general secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen expressed “deep sorrow” over the passing away of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

“It is with deep sadness that we hear of the falling asleep in the Lord of Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch Irinej,” said Dr Sørensen in his letter to the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

“His Holiness Patriarch Irinej will be remembered by CEC for his involvement in hosting the 2018 General Assembly of CEC in Novi Sad, together with local Bishop of Backa, Irinej (Bulovic) on behalf of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He will remain in the memory of the ecumenical movement as a great contributor to ecumenical dialogue."

"With his blessing, it was the second time in the history of CEC that the Orthodox Church hosted its General Assembly since 1959. The CEC staff and indeed all guests of the Conference of European Churches who participated in the CEC Assembly will always remember his warm hospitality.”

“We are grateful for his contributions and keep him i