The first visit of Vladimir Roganovic to the Diocese of Sumadia

His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadia welcomed in his residence Mr. Vladimir Roganovic, PhD, Director of the Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities, who visited the Diocese of Sumadija with his assistants for the first time since he was appointed to this high position. 

In a pleasant conversation, the Bishop introduced Mr. Roganovic with what had been done in the Diocese of Sumadia in the previous period. Also, future projects important for both the Diocese and the people of that area were discussed. On this occasion, the Bishop expressed great gratitude for the help that the Diocese of Sumadia has had so far from the Office headed by Mr. Roganovic, as well as hope that in the future the Office will selflessly provide help and support to the Diocese.

Press Release

Press Release

Taking into account that in previous days he was in contact with a priest, who turned out to have an asymptomatic form of COVID-19, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, according to the doctor's advice, will be preventively isolated in the following days.

  From the Office of the Serbian Patriarch

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije visited Jasenovac Monastery

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, visited the Jasenovac Monastery on 28 February 2021.

With the faithful people, clergy and monks, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch in the sacred family of the Jasenovac monastery was welcomed by His Grace Bishop Jovan of Slavonia. After the doxology in the church of the Holy New Martyrs of Jasenovac, in prayerful remembrance on the occasion of the visit, Bishop Jovan presented His Holiness the Patriarch with a particle of the relics of the Holy New Martyrs of Jasenovac.

Patriarch Porfirije: Bandic was a friend of Orthodox Serbs, but also a personal friend of mine

Patriarch Porfirije celebrated in Zagreb for the first time and said: I experienced love at every step

The Divine Liturgy, the first in the Zagreb Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord since he was elected head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Porfirije Serbian Patriarch served on February 28, 2021, on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. His Grace Bishop Sergije of Bihac-Petrovac and the clergy of the Zagreb Cathedral concelebrated together.

Patriarch Porfirije: Count on us, we are here with you

- Your torment is also our torment, and your joy and our joy, Patriarch Porfirije said to the people of Banija who were left without a roof over their heads in the December earthquake, and announced his even greater presence in the affected area.

On February 27, 2021, Patriarch Porfirije, in his first pastoral visit since he was elected head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, visited the village of Majske Poljane, a place near Glina, which was severely affected by the earthquake on December 29, 2020. In the earthquake, many houses were razed to the ground, while others were unsafe for life.

Patriarch Porfirije and Bishop Gerasim delivered aid to the victims of the earthquake in Banija

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch,  accompanied by His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac attended the delivery of containers intended for the temporary accommodation of families affected by the earthquakes in Banija at the Lekenik Civil Protection base, on February 27, 2021.

Two large and four smaller containers were donated by the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Zagreb. According to the Serbian National Council, this visit is a continuation of the help that the Serbian Orthodox Church has been persistently and selflessly sending to the residents of Banija since the first day after the earthquake, directed from the Metropolitanate of Zagreb-Ljubljana, which was headed by the new Serbian Patriarch, and in coordination with SNC Banija is our home.