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The '''Church of Serbia''' is one of the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] Orthodox churches, ranking sixth after [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], [[Church of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]], [[Church of Russia|Russia]] in the [[diptychs]] of [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]]. In the diptychs of the [[Church of Russia]], it ranks seventh.{{fact}} It exercises jurisdiction over Orthodox Christians in Serbia and surrounding Slavic and other lands as well as [[exarchate]]s and patriarchal representation churches around the world. The patriarch of Serbia serves as first among equals in his church; the most recent patriarch was His Holiness [[Pavle (Stojcevic) of Serbia|Pavle (Stojcevic)]] who reposed on [[November 15]], 2009 the age of 95 after a lengthy illness.  His Grace, Bishop Irinej (Gavrilovic) of Niš, 80, was elected by members of the Serbian Church’s Assembly of Bishops on Friday, [[January 22]], 2010. He will become the 45th Patriarch of Serbia.