Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch


Porfirije
Порфирије
Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch
Patriarch Porfirije in May 2022
Native name
Порфирије
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
SeeBelgrade
Elected18 February 2021
Installed19 February 2021 (Belgrade)
14 October 2022 (Peć)
PredecessorIrinej
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 April 1985
by Irinej (Bulović)
Consecration13 June 1999
by Patriarch Pavle
RankPatriarch
Personal details
Born
Prvoslav Perić

(1961-07-22) 22 July 1961 (age 63)
NationalitySerbian
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Previous:
Kovilj, Serbia (1990–2014)
Zagreb, Croatia (2014–2021)
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
University of Athens
SignaturePorfirije Порфирије's signature
Coat of arms

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 and Titular Bishop of Jegra between 1999 and 2014. He is also a university professor and author of theological works.[1]

  1. ^ "Српска Православна Црква" (in Serbian).