Irinej, Serbian Patriarch

Styles of
**Serbian Patriarch Irinej**
Styles of; Serbian Patriarch Irinej
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Patriarch
Posthumous style	His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Blessed Repose

His Holiness

Irinej
His Holiness; Irinej
Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch
	Patriarch Irinej in 2019
Native name	Иринеј
Church	Serbian Orthodox Church
Elected	22 January 2010
Installed	23 January 2010 (Belgrade) ; 3 October 2010 (Peć)
Term ended	20 November 2020
Predecessor	Pavle
Successor	Porfirije
Orders
Ordination	24 October 1959; by Patriarch German
Consecration	1 May 1974; by Patriarch German
Rank	Patriarch
Personal details
Born	Miroslav Gavrilović; 28 August 1930; Vidova, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	20 November 2020 (aged 90); Belgrade, Serbia
Buried	Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
Nationality	Serbian
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy
Residence	Niš (1975–2010); Belgrade (2010–2020)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Niš (1975–2010); Titular Bishop of Moravica (1974–1975)
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
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Irinej (Serbian Cyrillic: Иринеј, pronounced [irǐneːj], English: Irenaeus; born Miroslav Gavrilović; 28 August 1930 – 20 November 2020) was the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 2010 until his death in 2020.

He had first been the bishop of Niš between 1975 and 2010, and then the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 22 January 2010 succeeding Pavle, until his death. He was considered, both abroad and at home, to be a moderate traditionalist, open to global inter-religious dialogue.^{[by whom?]}