Proclamation of Archimandrite Damaskin for Bishop of Mohacs

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the solemn rite of the proclamation of High Venerable Archimandrite Damaskin (Grabez) for Bishop of Mohacs, Vicar of Bishop of Backa in the old Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on 18 September 2021 (photo gallery).

Besides the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in the rite of the proclamation also participated: His Beatitude Jovan, Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje; and Their Graces Bishops: Lukijan of Buda, Nikanor of Banat, Irinej of Backa, Dositej of Britain-Scandinavia, Pahomije of Vranje, Jovan of Sumadija, Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla, Atanasije of Mileseva, Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac, David of Krusevac, Sergije of Bihac-Petrovac, Arsenije of Nis, Heruvim of Osek-Polje and Baranja, Dimitrije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina, Isihije of Valjevo, Marko of Bregalnica, Antonije of Moravica, Stefan of Remesiana, Jerotej of Toplica, Justin of Toplica, Justin of Hvosno, retired Vasilije of Zvornik-Tuzla and retired Georgije of Canada.

After accepting the will and decision of the Holy Assembly of Bishops before the present assembly of the Holy Church, which elected him Bishop of Mohács, vicar of the Bishop of Backa at this year's session, the proclaimed Bishop Damaskin officiated the Vesper service.