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[[Patriarch]] '''Irinej''' (Serbian: Патријарх Иринеј ; born [[August 28]], 1930 in Vidova near Čačak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, reposed [[November 20]], 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia) is the 45th Patriarch of the [[Church of Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church]], the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, since [[January 23]] 2010<ref>[http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2010&mm=01&dd=22&nav_category=12&nav_id=405930 Vladika niški Irinej novi patrijarh]</ref><ref name=MaC>[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1527595.php/PROFILE-Serbia-s-new-patriarch-Irinej-a-traditionalist-and-diplomat Profile: Serbia's new Patriarch Irinej, a Traditionalist and Diplomat] </ref>. His full title is His Holiness the [[Archbishop]] of Peć, [[Metropolitan]] of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Irinej. Between 1975 and 2010, he served as the [[Bishop]] of Niš<ref>Eparchy of Niš: [http://www.eparhija-niska.rs/Istorija/Ropstvo.html Нишка Епархија од пада у Турско ропство до данас] </ref>.
==Biography==
Irinej has been considered, both abroad and at home, as a moderate [[traditionalist]], open to global inter-religious dialogue.<ref>[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/wires.php?id=3468101_serbia-patriarch-belgrade-serbia-moderate-bishop-irinej-elected-as-serbian-orthodox-church-leader Moderate bishop Irinej elected as Serbian Orthodox Church leader] ''January 22 2010 Daily News and Economic Review'' Turkey </ref> In an interview, Irinej indicated he would not oppose the first-ever visit by the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Pope]] to Serbia in 2013 as part of celebrations of the 1,700th anniversary of the [[Edict of Milan]], the law under which Roman emperor [[Constantine I|Constantine]], who was born in Niš, ended the persecution of [[Christians]]. Irinej said that "there is the wish of the Pope" for a meeting in Niš and that it would be a chance "not just for a meeting, but for a dialogue".<ref name=MaC/><ref>[http://b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2010&mm=01&dd=21&nav_category=12&nav_id=405665 Irinej: Papa u Srbiji 2013. godine?]</ref> <ref>[http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=64769 Pope's visit would be welcomed by the SPC ''Beta'', ''Tanjug'']. Retrieved 26 January 2010</ref>
==References==
| before = [[Pavel (Stojcevic) of Serbia|Pavle]]
| title = [[List of Patriarchs of Serbia|Patriarch of Serbia]]
| years= 2010- 2020|after=—[[Porfirije (Perić) of Serbia|Porfirije]]}}
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