Serbian Orthodox in Midwest Call for Unified Diocese, New Metropolitan

The recent diocesan assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Novo Grachanica and the Midwest has called on the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church to unify the diocese with the Metropolitanate of Libertyville and elect their diocesan bishop, Bishop Longin (Krco), as Metropolitan of Nova Grachanica and First Hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church of North America. More here. Hat tip to Byzantine Texas for posting this!

Patriarch Irinej Serves in Libertyville

This past Saturday Patriarch Irinej (Gavrilovic) of Pech concelebrated the Divine Liturgy and the 6-month memorial for Metropolitan Christopher (Kovacevich) of Libertyville with Bishops Longin (Krcho) of Nova Grachanica and Maksim (Vasilijevic) of Alhambra as well as clergy of the Serbian, Russian, and American Orthodox Churches in Libertyville's Cathedral of St. Sava. More here.