Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic
22. July 2011 - 15:26
On the second day of the visit, Metropolitan Hilarion met with Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr. Igor Luksic, where he once again repeated the position of the Russian Orthodox Church that in Montenegro one canonical Serbian Orthodox Church exist, which on the territory of Montenegro include the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and the Diocese of Budimlje-Niksic, as well as partly Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and Mileseva.
Prime Minister Luksic emphasized that in Montenegro a vast majority of people lived that declared themselves as believers, which was confirmed by the last census, particularly the interest for faith was present among young people. He added that all that obligated also the state that respect the canonical structure of the Church, as well as he also expected that the Orthodox Church respect the structure of the state.
Biography of the elected Bishop David of Krusevac
22. July 2011 - 14:04
The elected Bishop David (Perovic) of Krusevac was born on July 17, 1953 in Djurakovac, in Metohija (Diocese of Raska-Prizren). The primary school he attended in Istok, Djurakovac and Pec. The grammar school he finished in Pec (1972).
He studied literature at the Philological Faculty in Belgrade, and also Film and TV Directing at the Academy for theatre, film and television in Belgrade (1972-1976). He studied Theology at the Theological Faculty of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade (1977-1983).
He became a monk at the Imperial Laura of Visoki Decani (1983). He lectured as a assistant teacher in seminaries of St. Three Hierarchs in Krka, and Sts. brothers Cyril and Methodius in Prizren (1983-1989).
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
20. July 2011 - 21:41
The head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, came today in an official visit to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and the state of Montenegro.
Serbian Patriarch Irinej meets with Prime Minister of Montenegro Igor Luksic
20. July 2011 - 20:59
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received in an audience today at the Serbian Patriarchate Mr. Igor Luksic, Prime Minister of Montenegro. The reception was attended by the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church Their Graces Bishops - Irinej of Backa, Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic and elected Bishop Jovan of Lipljan.
Serbian Patriarch meets with Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk
20. July 2011 - 14:06
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received today at the Serbian Patriarchate His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations. The reception was attended by members of the Holy Synod of Bishops Their Graces Bishops - Irinej of Backa and Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, as well as Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia with associates.
