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Irinej (Serbian Cyrillic: Иринеј, pronounced [irǐneːj], English: Irenaeus; 28 August 1930 – 20 November 2020) was the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, from 22 January 2010 to 20 November 2020.[1][2]
His full title was His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch Irinej.
He was the Bishop of Niš between 1975 and 2010.
On 4 November 2020, Irinej tested positive to COVID-19.[3] He died a few weeks later on 20 November from the infection in Belgrade, aged 90.[4]
References
- ↑ B92: Vladika niški Irinej novi patrijarh (Bishop of Nis Irinej is the new Patriarch), 22 Jan 2010 (in Serbian)
- ↑ Babic, Boris (22 January 2010). "Profile: Serbia's new Patriarch Irinej, a Traditionalist and Diplomat". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ "Patrijarh Irinej pozitivan na koronavirus". N1 Srbija (in српски / srpski). Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Упокојио се у Господу Његова Светост Архиепископ пећки, Митрополит београдско-карловачки и Патријарх српски г. Иринеј". Televizija Hram. Retrieved 2020-11-20.