Serb Orthodox Church episcope and Zagreb-Ljubljana Metropolitan Jovan Pavlovic, who died on Thursday at the age of 78, was buried in the Church of the Holy Transfiguration of the Lord in central Zagreb.
The liturgy was said by the head of the Serb Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej.
In attendance were Serb Orthodox Church dignitaries, representatives of religious communities, numerous faithful, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, Parliament Speaker Josip Leko, Labour Minister Mirando Mrsic on behalf of the prime minister, Mileta Radojevic from the Serbian government, apostolic nuncio to Croatia Alessandro D’Errico, the Archbishop of Zagreb – Cardinal Josip Bozanic, Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic, and Croatian Serb official Milorad Pupovac.
