Kirilo Bojović


Kirilo (Bojović)
Bishop
Bishop Kirilo in 2019
ChurchSerbian Orthodox Church
DioceseEparchy of Buenos Aires and South America
Appointed10 May 2018
Installed2 September 2018
PredecessorMetropolitan Amfilohije (administrator)
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Dioclea (2016–2018)
Orders
Ordination11 July 2004
Consecration31 July 2016
Personal details
Born
Milan Bojović

(1969-02-04) 4 February 1969 (age 55)
NationalityMontenegrin
DenominationOrthodox Christian
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina

Kirilo Bojović (Serbian Cyrillic: Кирило Бојовић; 4 February 1969) is the ruling bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church abroad with parishes and missions throughout South and Central America,[1] known as the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America.

Biography

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He was born in Podgorica in Montenegro on 4 February 1969. He completed his mathematical studies in Danilograd, Podgorica and Cetinje, served in the military, and in 2005 traveled to Russia to study philosophy and theology at the prestigious Moscow Spiritual Academy.[1] There he defended a doctoral dissertation on the theme: "Metropolitan Petar II Petrović-Njegoš as a Christian Philosopher". Upon his return to Montenegro, Metropolitan Amfilohije assigned Father Kiril various tasks: professor of the New Testament in the seminary, editor-in-chief of Svetigora, a monthly of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Montenegro, with worship in various monasteries. He also pursued post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Belgrade. Kirilo, in addition to his native Serbian, speaks Russian, Spanish, English, Greek, and Latin.

In December 2014, Archimandrite Kirilo arrived in Argentina amid the pastoral visit of Metropolitan Amfilohije to Buenos Aires and South America, to fulfill the responsibility of replacing Vladika Amfilohije upon his return to Montenegro.[2]

Then, in 2016, Archimandrite Kirilo was consecrated as a vicar bishop for the Diocese. And in 2018, he was ordained a diocesan bishop and became the new administrator of the diocese.

With the blessings of the late Patriarch Irinej and the late Metropolitan Amfilohije, Patriarch Porfirije installed Bishop Kirilo to the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America.

In May 2023, Bishop Kirilo was named as new administrator of the Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bishop of South America and Central America". www.serborth.org.
  2. ^ "Sonaron las campanas de la parroquia ortodoxa Santa Trinidad". Norte Chaco. August 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Episkop Kirilo novi administrator Eparhije zagrebačko-ljubljanske". dan.co.me. Retrieved 22 May 2023.