Serbian Orthodox Church

President Aleksandar Vucic congratulated to Serbian Patriarch Porfirije

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic, sent a greeting to the newly elected Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbia, Porfirije, saying:

- Your Holiness, I was glad to receive the news of your election as heir to the Holy Throne of Pec - the throne of our father Saint Sava of Serbia. On behalf of the Republic of Serbia, of all of our citizens of the Orthodox faith, I wish you a long and fruitful ministry in the Vineyard of the Lord for Christ’s sake, as well as for the honour of the Serbian people and the entire Orthodox family. Great and famous Serbian archbishops and patriarchs, who knew how to preserve faith, honour and image of our people in difficult times and how to respond to the temptations that were facing them, were going along that road while leading our people.

Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana elected for a new Patriarch of Serbia

The Holy Assembly of Bishops elected His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, PhD, as the new Serbian Patriarch, in its convocation in Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade on 18 February 2021.

Immediately after the election a thanksgiving service was officiated and  Many years was chanted to the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch Porfirije. Bells at Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district of Belgrade rang a few minutes before 4:00 pm indicating that the 46th Patriarch of Serbia was elected.

O,  Lord, grant His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije to Your  Holy Church in peace, safety, honor, health, length of days, and that he may rightly dispense the word of Your Truth! Axios! For many years!

AXIOS!

Prayerful beginning of the Holy Assembly of Bishops

The Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church began with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral in the Vracar district, Belgrade, at 9 am on February 18, 2021. The Liturgy was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia with the concelebration and prayerful presence of the hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church gathered on the occasion of the election of the new Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The Electoral Assembly will be held in the crypt of the Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava in the Belgrade’s district of Vracar, according to the procedure provided by the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the canons of the Holy Church. No media presence is planned for this event, and an official press release will be issued after the session.

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Press Release

Press Release

His Grace Lavrentije, competent Bishop of Sabac Diocese and the administrator of the Valjevo Diocese, was hospitalized in the morning today, at the Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade.

Given this circumstance, tomorrow's meeting of the Holy Assembly of Bishops will be chaired by His Grace  Bishop Vasilije of Srem.

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Communique

Communique

The Holy Assembly of Bishops for the election of a new Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church will commence at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral in the Vracar district at 9 a.m. with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy which will be officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, chairman of the Holy Synod of Bishops, with the concelebration of the hierarchs.

The Electoral Assembly will be held in the crypt of the Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava in the Vracar district, Belgrade, according to the procedure provided by the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the canons of the Holy Church. No media presence is planned for this event, and an official press release will be issued after the session.

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The Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade awarded the Sretenje Order of the first degree

On the occasion of Statehood Day, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic decorated the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade with the Sretenje Order of the first degree.

On February 15, 2021, on the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic presented decorations to deserving individuals and institutions and said that the Meeting of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple (Sretenje) is a great day for Serbia, the day when the modern Serbian state was born. - The Meeting of Our Lord is our children's primer and textbook, a time of re-examination, a time of unity of our people, wherever they live, the President pointed out and reminded that it was the day when leader Karadjordje Petrovic raised an uprising for liberation from the Turks, but also the day when thanks to Prince Milos Obrenovic and Dimitrije Davidovic, Serbia brought a modern and liberal, timeless Constitution - ahead of its time.