Serbian Orthodox Church

St Sava in NYC begins roof erection

Builder Frank Sciame to oversee the largest post-fire ecclesiastical restoration in NYC in more than 165 years.

May 20, 2019, NEW YORK, NY – The Building Committee of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St Sava in NYC announced today, the day following the Feast of the Transfer of the Relics of Saint Sava, that it has begun site work of the complex process to erect a replacement roof on the historic Richard Upjohn church which was originally built in 1854.

Theological and historical-literary opus of Metropolitan Amfilohije presented

The publishing and information institution of the Metropoly of the Montenegro-Coastlands "Svetigora" presented a set of selected works of His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro-Coastlands Dr. Amfilohije. The collected works of this Serbian Church dignitary consist of 30 titles in 36 volumes!

His Excellency Metropolitan Dr. Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, academician Matija Beckovic, Uni prof. Dr. Milo Lompar presented papers at the presentation of the collected works in the crypt of the Church of St. Sava in Belgrade, on the 16^th of May, 2019.

The Serbian Patriarch received in audience the Russian Ambassador

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej received in audience His Excellency Alexander Chepurin, ambassador of the Russian Federation in Belgrade; the reception took place in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on May 20, 2019.

The Serbian Patriarch received in audience Leonardo Cardinal Sandri

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej received His Eminence Cardinal Leonardi Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. The reception took place in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on May 18, 2019.

Cardinal Sandri was accompanied by His Excellency monsignor Luciano Suriani, Apostolic nuncio in Belgrade; Don Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Cardinal Sandri; Monsignor Philippo Colnago, Advisor of the Apostolic Nuncio in Belgrade; and priest Aleksandar Ninković, Secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature in Belgrade, as well as Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, Bishop Irinej of Bachka and deacon Aleksandar Dr. Praščević, head of the Office of the Serbian Patriarchate

Archbishop of Cyprus Kyr Chrysostom in the Serbian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Archbishop of the New Justiniana and of all Cyprus Chrysostom visited His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on May 17, 2019.

Considering that the session of the Holy Bishops' Assembly was in progress, His Beatitude Chrysostom was received by this highest hierarchical representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with whose members he had cordial brotherly conversations.

The Patriarch and hierarchs visit the Crown Prince

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Aleksander Karadjordjevic held a solemn dinner for bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the participants of the regular session of the Holy Assembly at the White Palace in Belgrade on 15 May 2019.