Order of Saint Sava to Professor Dr. Ioannis Tarnanidis

On 29 October 2015 a ceremony was held at the Serbian Patriarchate, during which His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, awarded Professor Dr. IoannisTarnanidis with the order of Saint Sava.

In the decision of the Holy Synod of Bishops, which was read during the solemn ceremony, it is said that the highest distinction of the Serbian Orthodox Church, order of the Saint Sava of the Second Degree, at the suggestion of Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral, is to be handed in to Professor Dr. IoannisTarnanidis, retired professor of the Faculty of Theology of the University in Thessaloniki, for his significant scientific contribution to the research of the History of the Church, especially  of the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and for his authentic representation of the Serbian Church life, place and role of the Serbian Church in the Orthodox world.

The ceremony was attended by the member of the Holy Synod of Bishops, His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, presbyter Panaiotis Karatsios, priest of the Greek Orthodox Church in Belgrade; presbyter Vladimir Vranic, Secretary of the Office of the Serbian Patriarch; academician MirjanaZivojinovic, Professor Dr. Srdjan Pirivatric, Professor Dr. Veljko Radunovic and Professor Dr. Mirko Sailovic.