20 November 2020

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia Has Died

I came into the Catholic Church from Serbian Orthodoxy. I've always retained a fondness for the Serbs and their Church. Please of your charity, pray for the soul of His Holiness Irinej, Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch. Вечно памћење! Memory Eternal!

From RT

Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church has died, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on social media. The 90-year-old senior cleric was in the hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

“It was an honor to know you. People like you never really go away,” the president said on Instagram, commemorating the patriarch.

Irinej had served as the leader of the Serbian Church since January 2010. He was treated at the Karaburma Military Medical Center after a routine medical check revealed he had contracted the coronavirus.

Last week, he developed fever and his chronic cardiac insufficiency worsened. He remained under the constant supervision of top medical experts, but unfortunately his health ultimately failed.

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