Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch
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Porfirije (Serbian Cyrillic: Порфирије, English: Porphyrius; born Prvoslav Perić; born 22 July 1961) is the current and 46th patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He was the metropolitan bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana, from 2014 to 2021. Before that, he was titular bishop of Jegra between 1999 and 2014. He is also a university professor and author of theological works. [1]
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Porfirije Порфирије | |
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Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch | |
Native name | Порфирије |
Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
See | Belgrade |
Elected | 18 February 2021 |
Installed | 19 February 2021 (Belgrade) 14 October 2022 (Peć) |
Predecessor | Irinej |
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Ordination | 21 April 1985 by Irinej (Bulović) |
Consecration | 13 June 1999 by Patriarch Pavle |
Rank | Patriarch |
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Born | Prvoslav Perić (1961-07-22) 22 July 1961 (age 62) |
Nationality | Serbian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Residence | Belgrade, Serbia Previous: Kovilj, Serbia (1990–2014) Zagreb, Croatia (2014–2021) |
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Alma mater | University of Belgrade University of Athens |
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