Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia met with Syrian Bishop Benjamin of Sweden on October 22, 2024.
Bishop Benjamin, a close friend of the Serbian people, made his third visit to the Serbian capital. He was previously honored with the Order of Saint Sava by the late Serbian Patriarch Irinej.
Patriarch Porfirije and Bishop Benjamin have a long history of friendship and collaboration dating back to their student days in Athens, where they studied together at the Faculty of Theology.