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[[Hieromonk]] '''Irinej (Dobrijević)''' is the bishop-elect for the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand]].
Fluent in English as well as Serbian, he is expected to arrive in Australia in September 2006.
==Biographical timeline==
*1955 - Bp-elect Irinej was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
*1973 - Attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, 1973-1975
:Studied at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.
*1996 - Began teaching seminarians at Graduate School of Theology, Belgrade
*1999 - Member of delegation, led by Rev. Jesse Jackson, that helped free POWs held by Yugoslav army.
*1999 - Opened the office of external affairs
*Other positions:
::Consultant to the Serbian Orthodox Church's Holy Synod on International and Interchurch Affairs.
::Represents Serbian Orthodox Church in the central committee of the [[World Council of Churches]] and the [[Conference of European Churches]].
*2006 Jul 15 - Hmk Irinej will be consecrated a bishop in Belgrade.
*2006 Sep - Bp-elect Irinej expected to arrive in Australia.
*2006 Oct 21 - Bp-elect Irinej will be enthroned in Sydney.
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before=[[Milutin (Knezevic) of Australia and New ZealandValjevo|Milutin]]|
title=Bishop-elect of Australia and New Zealand ([[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian]])|
years=2006-present|
after=—}}
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==Source==
*Briggs, David, 2006, "Cleveland-born Orthodox priest named bishop", in ''[http://www.plaind.com Plain Dealer]: Religion'', Saturday July 8.
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Priests]]
