Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Serbia

Irinej Gavrilović

Irinej/Иринеј

Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia · 1930–2020

Born Miroslav Gavrilović (Мирослав Гавриловић)

Life

Born
28 August 1930
Monastic tonsure
1959
Ordained deacon
24 October 1959
Ordained priest
27 October 1959
Consecrated bishop
15 June 1974
Became patriarch
22 January 2010
Died
20 November 2020

Sees

  1. 15 June 1974 – 28 May 1975

    Bishop of Moravica

    Vicar of the Patriarch of Serbia · Patriarchate of Serbia

  2. 28 May 1975 – 22 January 2010

    Bishop of Niš

    Patriarchate of Serbia

  3. 22 January 2010 – 20 November 2020

    Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia

    Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated 15 June 1974 by:

  • German Đorić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1899–1991
  • Paul Stojčević Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1914–2009
  • John Velimirović Bishop of Šabac and Valjevo, 1912–1989
  • Nicholas Mrđa Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia, 1928–2015

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 8 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

  1. Irinej Gavrilović Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia consecrated 15 June 1974
  2. German Đorić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1899–1991 consecrated 15 July 1951
  3. Vincent Prodanov Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1890–1958 consecrated 1936
  4. Barnabas Rosić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1880–1937 consecrated 10 April 1910
  5. Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933 consecrated 22 May 1888
  6. Anthimos Peltekes Former Metropolitan of Devra and Velissa, 1840–1909 consecrated 21 May 1888
  7. Kallinikos Metropolitan of Moglen, 1820–1911 consecrated 2 April 1872
  8. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
  9. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 19

Sources

Also in: Wikidata

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