Irinej Dobrijević

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Irinej Dobrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Иринеј Добријевић, English: Irenaeus Dobrijević; born 6 February 1955) is the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Eastern America since 2016. He is the head of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America. Formerly, Irinej was the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand (2011–2016). ^[1]

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Dobrijević is rumored to be an asset to the CIA, which dismembered Yugoslavia in the 1990s. ^[2] ^[3]^[4]

He is currently in dispute with a majority of his parishioners not only in the State of New York but other states as well for transferring Father Živojin Jakovljvić to another parish because he questioned the costs for the renovation of the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Manhattan. ^[5]This the second time that the same priest was removed or transferred for questioning important issues concerning parishioners. Bishop Irinej believes that his throne gives him the authority to manipulate the Serbian Diocese as he pleases interpreting the Statute to his liking and sometimes, like in the past when he and two other Serbian bishops decided to ignore the Statute and incorporate the churches, monasteries and other institutions under their respective names.

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Irinej Dobrijević - Biography

Serbian Orthodox Church titles
Vacant Title last held by Milutin Kovačević	Bishop of Australia and New Zealand 2006 – 2016	Succeeded by Siluan Mrakić
Preceded by Mitrofan Kodić	Bishop of Eastern America 2016 – present	Incumbent

Spiritual leaders of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Archbishops

1219–1346	Sava (St.) Arsenije Sremac (St.) Sava II (St.) Danilo I (St.) Joanikije I (St.) Jevstatije I (St.) Jakov (St.) Jevstatije II (St.) Sava III (St.) Nikodim I (St.) Danilo II (St.) Joanikije II (St.)

Patriarchs (since 1346)

1346–1463	Joanikije II (St.) Sava IV Jefrem (St.) Spiridon (St.) Danilo III Sava V Danilo IV Kirilo I (St.) Nikon I (St.) Teofan I Nikodim II Arsenije II
1557–1766	Makarije Sokolović (St.) Antonije Sokolović Gerasim Sokolović Savatije Sokolović Nikanor Jerotej Filip Sokolović Jovan Pajsije I Gavrilo I (St.) Maksim I Arsenije III Kalinik I Atanasije I Mojsije I Arsenije IV Joanikije III Atanasije II Gavrilo II Gavrilo III Vikentije I Pajsije II Gavrilo IV Kirilo II Vasilije I Kalinik II
since 1920	Dimitrije Varnava Gavrilo V Vikentije II German Pavle Irinej

Heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Habsburg Monarchy (1690–1920)

Metropolitans of Karlovci 1690–1848	Arsenije III Čarnojević Isaija Đaković Sofronije Podgoričanin Vikentije Popović of Belgrade and Karlovci: Mojsije Petrović Vićentije Jovanović Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta Isaija Antonović Pavle Nenadović Jovan Đorđević Vićentije Jovanović Vidak Mojisije Putnik Stefan Stratimirović Stefan Stanković Josif Rajačić
Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Karlovci 1848–1920	Josif Rajačić Samuilo Maširević Prokopije Ivačković German Anđelić Georgije Branković Lukijan Bogdanović