Consecration of Serbian Bishop Sergije
Consecration of Bishop Sergije as future Bishop of Middle Europe took place at the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on 26th July, 2014.
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy with the concelebration of His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana and Their Graces Bishops: Vasilije of Srem, Irinej of Backa, Dimitrios of Saphitos, Lukijan of Osijek-Polje, Hrizostom of Zvornik-Tuzla, Pahomije of Vranje, Atanasije of Bihac-Petrovac, Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac, Fotije of Dalmatia, Marko of Bregalnica, David of Krusevac, David of Stobi, Joakim of Polog-Kumanovo, retired Konstantine of Middle Europe and Archimandrite Ilarion (Golubovic), newly-elected Bishop of Timok; Archimandrite Arsenije (Glavcic), newly-elected Bishop of Toplice; Archimandrite Jeronim (Mocevic), newly-elected Bishop of Jegar. Bishop Maxim of Western America and Vasilije retired Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla also participated prayerfully in this ceremony. Priests from many Dioceses of our holy Church concelebrated as well.
In addition, representatives of the state and city authorities were present at the solemn Liturgy, among which were: Mr. Mileta Radojevic, Director of the Bureau for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities; Mr. Igor Radojcic, President of the National Assembly of Republika of Srpska; Mr. Dragan Davidovic, Minister of Religions of Republic of Srpska; Director of the Secretariat for Religions of Rep. Srpska, attaché of the German Embassy from Belgrade, Apostolic Nuncio His Eminence Archbishop Orlando Antonini as well as representatives of the Roman Catholic Church from Germany as Msgr. Nicholas Wyrwoll.
