New-elected Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia welcomed solemnly on Sokolac

In  the church of Holy Prophet Elijah on Sokolac, on 2 September 2017, the new-elected Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia arrived at 5 p.m., followed by Bishops Fotije of Dalmatia and Longin of Mid-West America and New Gracanica.

The clergy and monks of the glorious Metropolitanate, students of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology Saint Basil of Ostrog  in Foca with dean, protpresbyter-staurophor Darko Djogo, PhD, welcomed His Eminence Metropolitan. After the solemn welcome, the doxology was served in the church.

After the solemn doxology there was a agape feast in the Parish house. Speeches were held by Vladan Bartula, PhD, vicepresident of the Diocesan administration board, Protopresbyter-stavrophor Drako Djogo, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology; Milovan Bjelica, head of the Sokolac Municipality; Nenad Vukovic, Mayor of the East Sarajevo; Mirko Sarovic, deputy of the president in the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Mladen Ivanic, Serbian member of the Presidency of BiH.

photo: Larry Angier