Patriarch Irinej

Serbian Patriarch Irinej meets with delegation from Azerbaijan

May 5, 2012 News

3/5/2012 His Holiness Irinej received on May 2, 2012 in an official visit the delegation from Azerbaijan: Elcin Efendiyev, deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan; Archbishop Aleksandar Bakinski from the Russian Orthodox Church; Shejkulislam Allahshyukur Pashazde, President of Administration of Caucasian Muslims; Salaman Musayev, the first deputy President of the Administration of Caucasian Muslims; Mugedes Payizov, [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej in canonical visit to the Diocese of Canada

April 22, 2012 News

Istocnik, f. Milos Puric 20/4/2012 His Holiness Irinej , Serbian Patriarch arrived on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in late afternoon hours in Toronto, in his first canonical visit to the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada. His Holiness was welcomed at the Toronto airport by many Serbian believers led by the priesthood of Ontario and His [...]

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Patriarch sends Easter message

April 14, 2012 Featured News

TANJUG 12/4/2012 BELGRADE — Serbian Patriarch Irinej called on Orthodox believers to safeguard and rightfully confess the Orthodox faith. He also called on them to pray for their brothers and sisters in Kosovo on the day of the resurrection of Christ. “We offer our unceasing prayers to our resurrected Christ for our brothers and sisters [...]

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NIS to help preserve Orthodox temples

April 12, 2012 Featured News
Patriarch Irinej and Kirill Kravchenko (Tanjug)

12/4/2012 BELGRADE — Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej and Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS) Director Kirill Kravchenko have signed a protocol on a long-term cooperation. The protocol envisages that NIS’ participation in SPC humanitarian projects. According to the protocol that was signed in the SPC Patriarchate in Belgrade, NIS will hand over a part [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej celebrated its Patron Saint’s Day

April 10, 2012 Featured News

8/4/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served today on the Annunciation of the Lord and Lazarus Saturday, the Divine Liturgy in Belgrade’s Cathedral Church. On today’s feast day of Lazarus Saturday is also the Patron Saint’s Day of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, so today’s Liturgical gathering was especially solemn. His Holiness Serbian Patriarch was [...]

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Patriarch Irinej opens Easter Fair

March 28, 2012 News

28/3/2012 Serbian Church His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch opened last night in Belgrade the Easter Fait, which is organised by the Publishing Fund of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac. A detail programme of fair events you can find here. Source:

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Patriarch Irinej supports humanitarian work of Vlade Divac

March 14, 2012 News

13/3/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received yesterday at Patriarchate of Serbia in Belgrade famous basketball player Vlade Divac and his spouse Ana, the founders of the Humanitarian foundation Ana and Vlade Divac which help the refugees, internally displaced persons and the neglected to exercise their right to home, gain financial security and better prospects [...]

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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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First visit of Patriarch Irinej to Mirijevo

February 6, 2012 News

6/2/2012 Serbian Church His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served yesterday the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of St. Panteleon in Belgrade’s suburb of Mirijevo, with the concelebration of local priests and priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac. A very low temperature did not prevent lots of believers to welcome Serbian Patriarch and fulfill this [...]

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Let’s keep God’s creation – let’s use the renewable energy sources

February 6, 2012 Featured News

Serbian Church 3/2/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received yesterday a group of young scientits – inovators Strawberry energy who deal with research and development of the renewable energy sources (solar energy, winds, termal waters…). The cooperation with ” Strawberries” Svetosavsko Zvonce began last summer in the children’s park Joy when the workshop for children [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej serves commemoration for the victims of the Novi Sad Raid

January 25, 2012 Featured News

24/1/2012 At the Quay of the Raid victims in Novi Sad near the Monument Families, organized by the Orthodox Diocese of Backa and the Jewish municipality of Novi Sad, on January 23, 2012, the prayerful commemoration for the citizens of our city who innocently suffered from the Hungarian occupation forces seventy years ago. Before several [...]

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Biennial on the throne of Serbian Patriarchs

January 25, 2012 News

23/1/2012 It has been two years since the Holy Assembly of Bishops elected His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch for the successor of Saint Sava, for the first hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. This event was marked on Sunday, January 22 in the Cathedral church in Belgrade where Patriarch Irinej served the Divine Liturgy. His [...]

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Patriarch Irinej awarded with the highest distinction of the Georgian Royal Family

December 16, 2011 Featured News

16/12/2011 With the patriarchal blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude k.k. Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Heir to the throne of Georgia and the head of the oldest Orthodox royal dinasty in the world, His Royal Highness Prince Davit Bagrationi-Moukhraneli Batonshvilli of Georgia, yesterday bestowed upon His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch the highest [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej visits United States of America

November 29, 2011 News

29/11/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch is visiting the Stauropegic monastery of St. Sava in Libertville, as well the Dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church which are located in the Midwest and the West of the United States of America. The monastery of St. Sava in Libertville near Chicago, by the decision of the Holy [...]

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Serb Patriarch visits Halki School of Theology in Turkey

October 25, 2011 News

AMNA 25/10/2011 Serbia’s Patriarch Irinej on Monday paid a visit to the Theological School of Halki, the former Orthodox seminary on the island of Heybeliada in Turkey, accompanied by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Serbia’s Patriarch Irinej on Monday paid a visit to the Theological School of Halki, the former Orthodox seminary on the island of Heybeliada [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej at the celebration of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God in Patriarchate of Pec

October 21, 2011 News

15/10/2011 In an ancient seat of the Serbian archbishops and patriarchs also this year one of monastery slavas was celebrated – the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God. This year’s celebration of the holiday was especially marked thanks to His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch who on the eve of the holiday participated in [...]

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Patriarch calls on northern Kosovo Serbs to Persist

October 15, 2011 News

14.10.2011 TANJUG PEĆ — Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church backed on Friday the right of northern Kosovo Serbs to defend themselves by putting up roadblocks. He called on the local Serb population to persist in the fight for their rights. Irinej today served liturgy at the Patriarchate of Peć, located in western parts [...]

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Patriarch Irinej consecrates Church in Modrica

October 11, 2011 News

10/10/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch officiated at the Divine Liturgy and consecrated a newly built church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in Modrica’s suburb of Visnjik. On this occasion the President of the Republic of Srpska Mr. Milorad Dodik honored Patriarch Irinej with the Order of the Republic of Srpska on [...]

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The biggest bell in Milesevo

October 11, 2011 News

7/10/2011 The biggest bell in Serbia was consecrated in Milesevo at the Liturgy in the monastery of Milesevo, which was served by Serbian Patriarch irinej with bishops of the Serbian and the Russian Orthodox Church. The Diocese of Milesevo for the first time gave an Order “White Angel”. At the Liturgy in the monastery of [...]

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Patriarch says “shame parade” should not be held

September 30, 2011 Featured News

30/9/2011 BELGRADE — Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej has called on competent authorities not to allow the Pride Parade, which he called “shame parade”, to be held. “Our city and our public are this year being shaken by the issue of holding of so-called ‘shame parade’. I would with much justification call this plague [...]

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Patron Saint’s Day of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade

September 29, 2011 News

28/9/2011 Since 2006, every September 27 on the Feast day of the Cross, the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade celebrates its day and its Patron Saint’s Day, since the regular teaching at the Orthodox department of the Lyceum in Belgrade began on September 14, 1841 according to the Julian calendar. On this [...]

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Patriarch calls for unity in defence of Kosovo and Metohija

September 16, 2011 News

16/9/2011 Serbian Patriarch Irinej urged this evening in Kosovska Mitrovica for unity of the Serbian people in the defense of Kosovo and Metohija. He pointed out, after he had served a public prayer meeting for the salvation of the Serbian people, with the concelebration of bishops, in the church of St. Dimitry in Kosovska Mitrovica, [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej attends marking of University of Belgrade Day

September 13, 2011 News

13/9/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch has attended today the formal academy on the occasion of the Day of the University in Belgrade. Source:

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Patriarch Irinej: Kosovo is also my own Gaping Wound

August 9, 2011 Featured News

Tanjug 8/8/2011 “Kosovo is my personal big wound. I can remember how it all looked like back in 1948 when I went to Prizren for education. Today, everything is different. Destroyed walls of churches and burned shrines in Prizren and in all other places are like gaping holes,” Patriarch Irinej said for the Sunday edition [...]

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Patriarch Irinej: I leave strengthened and amazed by what I experienced in Montenegro

August 2, 2011 Featured News

1/7/2011 Within the official visit to the Diocese of Budimlje-Niksic His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served on Sunday, July 31, on the feast day of St. martyr Aemilian, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of St. Basil of Ostrog in Niksic. His Holiness was concelebrated by many dignitaries of hour Holy CHurch: His [...]

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