The bells of Saint Michael the Archangel Cathedral in Belgrade rang at 11:25 am sharp on February 19.
The traditional headgear, the
white
klobouk
, has been returned.
At 57, Porphyre Peric was inducted into the 46th head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Unsurprisingly, he is a favorite of Belgrade strongman President Aleksandar Vucic, who went out of his way to get a bishop unlikely to be a critical force to take the reins of the mighty. Church.
Porphyry Peric came out on top with 31 votes, inflicting a setback on the “opposition” candidates, Bishop of Budva and Niksic, Joanikije, and Metropolitan of All Germany Grigorije, who each received 17 votes.
Origin
Born Prvoslav, in Becej, Vojvodina, the new patriarch was educated in Novi Sad, before being tonsured monk in 1985 at the Visoki Decani monastery in Kosovo, by his spiritual father, the powerful and controversial Bishop Irinée Bulovic. by Backa.
Graduated from the Faculty of Theology in Belgrade in
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 73% left to discover.
Subscribe: 1 € the first month
Can be canceled at any time
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in
