Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia

At its session on February 18, 2021, that took place at the Memorial Church of St. Sava in Belgrade, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church elected His Eminence Porfirije, Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana, as the new Serbian Patriarch. The newly elected Serbian Patriarch Porfirije (Perić) was born on July 22, 1961 in Bečej. He graduated from the Orthodox Theological Department in Belgrade in 1986. At the regular session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church on May 14, 1999, he was elected Bishop of Jegar, vicar of the Diocese of Bačka. He speaks Greek, English, German, and Russian, and his communication style is always adapted to his audience. He was ordained as the Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana on July 13, 2014 at the Cathedral Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb.