At this time, the Meeting of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the primary of Porphyry’s election as patriarch

It is expected that the main topics of this highest legislative church body will be the election of the Metropolitan of Zagreb-Ljubljana and Montenegro-Primorje, as well as the Bishop of Valjevo.

The position of metropolitan in Zagreb remained vacant with the election of Porphyry as patriarch, while the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral was left without a metropolitan with the death of Amfilohije, as well as the diocese of Valjevo after the death of its bishop.

The topic of the Parliament will certainly be the Basic Agreement on the Protection of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, which, as announced, will be signed by the Patriarch of Porphyry and the Prime Minister of Montenegro Zdravko Krivokapić.

This agreement should put an end to misunderstandings regarding the attitude of the Montenegrin state towards the Serbian Orthodox Church and the protection of its property in Montenegro.

The situation in Kosovo and Metohija and the security of the Serbian population in the southern Serbian province is a constant topic of the SOC Parliament, and today’s session will be held only two days after the temporary Pristina authorities asked UNESCO to include four monuments of Serbian culture in Kosovo and Metohija. cultural heritage is excluded from the category “in danger”.

Namely, Pristina is asking for a change of the country of origin where these monuments were erected, and they have again expressed their readiness to join that UN organization, which they have not been able to do so far.

These are the monastery of Visoki Decani, the Patriarchate of Peja, the monastery of Gracanica and the church of St. Petka in Prizren.

It is to be expected that the hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church will refer to this request of Pristina and take a church position.

The previously planned enthronement of Porphyry in the throne of the patriarch in the Patriarchate of Peja at this Parliament was postponed due to epidemiological reasons.

The session of the Holy Synod of Bishops will begin with the Holy Liturgy of the Bishops, which will be served by Patriarch Porphyry with the bishops.