Establishment of New Serbian Orthodox Diocese Marked in Vienna

Bishops Irinej of Bachka and Constantine of Central Europe of the Serbian Orthodox Church have concelebrated the Divine Liturgy in Vienna's Church of the Resurrection to mark the formal handing over of care for the Serbian Orthodox Church in Austria and Switzerland to Bishop Irinej, who was made locum tenens of the new Eparchy of Vienna during the recent Holy Assembly of Bishops in Belgrade. More here.

Protests Over Viennese Church Transfer Continue

Protests in Vienna continue over a church there that was recently given to the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava. Many of the former Roman Catholic parish's 800 members have signed a petition for the church's return. Oddly enough, the parish was apparently one of the better attended in its district, which makes one wonder why the Archdiocese of Vienna chose it for transfer to the Church of Serbia. The ethnic makeup of the former parish (which was/is largely Polish) in a country of a very different ethnicity makes the whole situation doubly interesting. More here.

Viennese Church Transferred to the Serbian Orthodox Church

The transfer of a Roman Catholic church in Vienna to the Serbian Orthodox Church has been concluded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and Bishop Konstantin (Djokic) of Central Europe. More here.

Poles Protest Serbian Orthodox Parish in Vienna

Polish Catholics in Vienna are protesting a recent decision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna to donate one of the city's parishes, which was in danger of closing and being sold, to the Serbian Orthodox Church. More here.