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Serbian Patriarch meets with Milorad Dodik, President of Republika Srpska

April 29, 2013 Featured News

29/4/13 President of the Republic of Srpska Mr. Milorad Dodik met with His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch on 20 April 2013 in Banjaluka. President of the Republic of Srpska emphasized that cooperation of the institutions of the Republic of Srpska and the Serbian Orthodox Church was very good, and there were ways to extend further [...]

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Serbian Patriarch visits Seminary of Sts. Cyrill and Methodius in Nis

April 17, 2013 News

On Saturday, 13 April 2013, the Seminary of Sts. Cyrill and Methodius in Nis hosted the meeting with regards to the work of the Sima Igumanov Endownment. His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, chaired this meeting. His Holiness was welcomed at the Seminary by the host, His Grace Bishop Dr Jovan of Nis, along with the [...]

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St Andrew’s Opening Doxology 2013

April 6, 2013 News

6/4/13 Thursday the 28th of February marked the official opening of the academic year at St Andrew’s GreekOrthodoxTheologicalCollege in Sydney. For the twenty-eighth consecutive year, the traditional Doxology Service was celebrated in the College Chapel of St John the Evangelist and Theologian by the Dean, His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia, in the presence of [...]

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Conference “Social Protection in Rural Areas – Possibilities and Challenges“

December 22, 2012 News

22/12/12 Philanthropy, The Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church organized a conference “Social Protection in Rural Areas – Possibilities and Challenges” on 13 December 2012, the day of Saint Andrew the First called Apostle. The Conference was organized in the St. Sava Hall in Nis, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Jovan of [...]

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Third Episcopal Assembly оf Oceania Communique

October 27, 2012 Featured News

26/10/2012 The members of the 3rd Episcopal Assembly of the canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania welcomed once again the opportunity to meet in Sydney from October 14-15, 2012, under the chairmanship ex officio of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia. The Assembly commenced with prayer at the Central Offices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of [...]

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Slava of Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Belgrade

October 12, 2012 News

9/10/2012 In the chapel of Saint John the Chrysostom the slava of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade was celebrated. The Holy Liturgy was served by His Grace Bishop Irinej of Metropolitanate of Australia-New Zealand with the concelebration of His Grace Bishop David of Krusevac, protopresbyter-staurophor professor Dr Predrag Puzovic, dean [...]

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Remembrance of the suffered in Jajinci

October 8, 2012 News

    Serbian Orthodox Church 8/10/2012 With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno attended the Central commemorative manifestation in Jajinci. The central state manifestation devoted to the preservation of the remembrance of the innocently suffered during the World War Two at the scaffold in Jajinci near Belgrade [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej met Palestinian Ambassador

September 21, 2012 News

20/9/2012 His Holiness Irinej received yesterday on September 20, 2012 His Excellency Mohammad Nabhan, the ambassador of Palestine in Belgrade. The meeting was attended by His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno and Mr. Talal Eazan, advisor at the Palestinian Embassy. Source:

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Statement by HG Bishop Angaelos RE alleged Coptic involvement in film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ and the resulting unrest

September 17, 2012 Featured News

17/9/2012 Statement by His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of The Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK In assessing the recent developments surrounding the release of the film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ that insults Islam, and the alleged involvement of ‘Coptic Christians’, it is imperative that a clear distinction be made between the vast majority of [...]

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You are heroes and we are proud of you!

August 18, 2012 News

17/8/2012 Serbian Church Serbian Prime Minister Mr. Ivica Dacic and His Grace Bishop Andrej of Remesiana, vicar of Serbian Patriarch, thanked yesterday the firemen from Serbia, who participated in extingushing the fire on the Mount Athos near the Hilandar monastery. The leader of the firemen squad Goran Nikolić said that his men with his Greek [...]

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Anniversary of the episcopal service on the throne of the Bishops of Nis of His Grace Bishop Dr Jovan (Puric) of Nis

August 8, 2012 News

8/8/2012 Serbian Orthodox Church On the day when the Orthodox Church celebrates prayerfully a solemn memorial of the Assumption of Saint Anna the Mother of Most Holy Theotokos and Saint deaconess Olympiad, the Church of Christ in Constantine’s city of Nis solemnly celebrated the end of the blessed year of the episcopal service of His [...]

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Orthodox Youth Fest on Golija

July 28, 2012 News

26/7/2012 Serbian Orthodox Church The First Orthodox Youth Fest on Golija organized on July 24, 2012at the newly consecrated monastery of St. Sava, gathered a large number of boys and girls from Herzegovina and Niksic. The Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, with the blessing of the competent bishop – His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, was held [...]

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Metropolitan Amfilohije in a three-day visit to the Orthodox Archdiocese of Ohrid

July 11, 2012 News

6/7/2012 Serbian Orthodox Church -Orthodox Archbishopric of Ohrid His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral kyr Amfilohije as a sign of the support to His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje kyr kyr Jovan, as well as to Bishops, priests and believers of the Orthodox Archbishopric of Ohrid, [...]

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Serbian Bishops visit Archbishop Stylianos of Australia

July 11, 2012 News

9/7/2012 Bishop Porfirije and his companion, father Teodosije, a brother of the monastery of Kovilj, with their host Bishop Irinej and deacon Nemanja Mrdjenovic, secretary of the Metropolitanate of Australia-New Zealand visited the seat of the Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Australia and New Zealand and the Orthodox Theological Faculty “Saint Andrew the First-Called” in Sidney. [...]

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His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch attends inauguration of the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic

June 17, 2012 News

12/6/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch attended yesterday, on June 11, 2012 on the occasion of the inauguration of the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic. The reception at the building of the Presidency of Serbia was also attended by His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa and His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, vicar of Serbian [...]

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Conference of the Edict of Milan opens

May 9, 2012 Featured News

Serbian Church 7/5/2012 In the congress hall of the Hotel Center in Novi Sad, on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 an international conference began: The Edict of Milan (313-2013): Basis for freedom of religion and belief. Opening this conference, His Grace Bishop Dr Irinej of Backa welcomed all high representatives of European confessions and all participants.У [...]

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Session of the Plenary of the Patriarchate Steering Committee of the Serbian Orthodox Church

May 5, 2012 News

4/5/2012 Before the beginning of the regular year’s session of the Plenary of the Patriarchate Steering Committee of the Serbian Orthodox Church on May 3, 2012 His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija served the Invocation of the Holy Spirit in the Patriarchate Chapel of St. Symeon the Myrrh-Gushing, in the presence of His Holiness Irinej, [...]

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Inter – Orthodox Assembly of priesthood in Melbourn

May 5, 2012 Featured News

On Monday, April 30, 2012 in the Greek parish of Holy Unmercenaries in Melbourn, the First Assembly of Priesthood of Melbourn and the surroundings. The assembly was led by Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis (vicar Bishop of Ecumenical Patriarchate), as the host of the meeting: His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, first hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; [...]

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President of the Republic of Srpska and Minister of Finance of BiH visit Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina

April 2, 2012 News

1/4/2012 Serbian Church Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina was visited by Milorad Dodik, President of the Republic of Srpska and Nikola Spiric, Minister of Finance and Treasury of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The guests were welcomed by His Grace Bishop Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina with associates and informed them about works on the restoration of the Cathedral church, the [...]

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Sunday of Orthodoxy solemnly celebrated

March 7, 2012 Featured News

5/3/2012 Serbian Church Gnjilane – On the first week of the Great Lent – the Sunday of Orthodoxy – Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren served the Holy Liturgy in the monastery of Draganac near Gnjilane with the concelebration of protosyngellos Kiril and hieromonk Ilarion. About forty believers participated in the Liturgy and later partook the Holy [...]

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Patriarch Irinej meets with President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik

February 29, 2012 News

28/2/2012 On 28th at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received Mr. Milorad Dodik, the President of the Republic of Srpska. The reception was attended by His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, vicar of Patriarch, and the representatives of the Presidency of the Republic of Srpska. Source:

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Memorial service held for the victims of the Curug raid

January 9, 2012 Featured News

Serbian Church 5/1/2012 The memorial service was served on January 4, 2012 in the church of the Ascension of the Lord in Curug to the new martyrs of Curug and to all who suffered in the 1942 raid. His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa served the memorial service with the concelebration of bishops: Vasilije of [...]

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Catichets of the Archbishop of Belgrade-Karlovac assemble

December 26, 2011 News

26/12/2011 Catichets who work in primary and secondary school on the territory of Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac gathered on Saturday, December 24, 2011 in a great hall of the Parish house of the church of St. Basil of Ostrog in Belgrade’s suburb of Bezanijska Kosa. With this meeting, which was organized by the Committee for religious [...]

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Patriarch of Serbia Kyr Irinej visited the Western American Diocese

December 10, 2011 News

9/12/2011 With great joy the faithful of the Western American Diocese, God-loving clergy, venerable monastics and our neighbors welcomed His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Kyr Irinej in Phoenix, Arizona. His Holiness during his visit on the Feast Day of the Entry of the Theotokos Into the Temple on Sunday, December 4th, 2011, served the Divine Hierarchical [...]

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Bishop Jovan serves memorial service on the place of mass grave found at the Car Factory in Kragujevac

December 2, 2011 News

Serbian Church 2/12/2011 His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumaidja served a memorial service of the suffered Christians on the place where workers unearthed their skeletons in an unmarked mass grave in the Car Factory in Kragujevac. Bishop Jovan prayed for the innocently suffered during and after the Second World War. The remains were found at [...]

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