Patriarch Irinej

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Patriarch Irinej was the Serbian Orthodox Church leader who served as Patriarch of Serbia from 2010 until his death in 2020.

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Patriarch Irinej canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Eastern Orthodox patriarch
Serbian Orthodox Church bishop
birthName Miroslav Gavrilović
burialPlace Cathedral of Saint Sava, Belgrade
causeOfDeath COVID-19
church Serbian Orthodox Church
consecrationAsBishop 1975
countryOfCitizenship Serbia
Yugoslavia
dateOfBirth 1930-08-28
dateOfDeath 2020-11-20
diocese Eparchy of Niš
educatedAt University of Belgrade Faculty of Orthodox Theology
surface form: Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade

Prizren Seminary
electedAs Serbian Patriarch
surface form: Patriarch of Serbia
electionDate 2010-01-22
endTime 2020-11-20
enthronementDate 2010-01-23
enthronementPlace Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Belgrade
givenName Miroslav
headOf Serbian Orthodox Church
honorificPrefix His Holiness
knownFor leading the Serbian Orthodox Church from 2010 to 2020
promoting unity within the Serbian Orthodox Church
public positions on Kosovo and Metohija
languageSpoken Serbian
memberOf Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church
monasteryAffiliation Ostrog Monastery
monasticTonsure 1959
nationality Serbian
occupation bishop
patriarch
theologian
officeEnd 2020
officeStart 2010
ordination 1959
placeOfBirth Vidova, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Čačak
surface form: Čačak region, Serbia
placeOfDeath Belgrade
surface form: Belgrade, Serbia
positionHeld Serbian Patriarch
surface form: Patriarch of Serbia
precededBy Patriarch Pavle
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousName Irinej
secondEnthronementPlace Patriarchate of Peć
surface form: Peć Patriarchate, Kosovo
servedAs Bishop of Niš
startTime 2010-01-23
succeededBy Patriarch Porfirije
termAsBishopOfNišEnd 2010
termAsBishopOfNišStart 1975
title Serbian Patriarch
surface form: Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch

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Patriarch Porfirije predecessor Patriarch Irinej
Prvoslav Perić precededBy Patriarch Irinej