Patriarchs John and Irinej arrive in Podgorica, Montenegro

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All East, who is in an official (irenic) visit to the Serbian Patriarch and the Serbian Orthodox Church, arrived to the capital city of Montenegro,  Podgorica, together with His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, on 15 October 2018.

The Primates of the Patriarchate of Antioch and the Serbian Patriarchate were welcomed at the Podgorica airport by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral and His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic.

The Archhierarchs were escorted by Metropolitans Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, Basilios of Akkar and Joseph of New York and North America, as well as by Bishops Jovan of Sumadija and Milutin of Valjevo.

According to the schedule,  after the solemn doxology at the Cetinje monastery, Patriarchs John and Irinej will visit the Cathedral church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica and the Ostrog Monastery.