Three Police Calls in Fourteen Days: What Is Bishop Irinej Doing to St. Sava Cathedral?

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Parma, Ohio - November 30, 2025

22°F with wind and ice rain. 8:30 AM. 120+ faithful souls standing outside their own church.

This is what Bishop Irinej Dobrijević has done to his flock.

A Sunday Morning in the Cold

While most of America slept in on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, 120+ Serbian Orthodox Christians stood outside St. Sava Cathedral in Parma, Ohio, in 22-degree cold with wind and freezing rain.

They were not there to protest. They were there to show that Bishop Irinej has crossed every line with his decisions. They were there to show that with his behavior he humiliates the great majority of parishioners. They were there to show that Bishop Irinej is destroying an entire community through his proxies: a few families, the so-called "Vladika's inner circle."

The Questions: "Why Are You Here?"

Someone from a local newspaper asked parishioners standing in the cold: "Why are you here?"

The answers were unanimous:

"This is Bishop Irinej's fault."

The common thread:

"Bishop Irinej wouldn't listen to us."

"Bishop Irinej surrounds himself with liars."

"When we tried to show him proof, he refused to look."

"When we followed canonical procedure, he violated it."

"When we filed appeals with 74 families, he punished us."

These are not radicals or troublemakers. These are faithful Serbian Orthodox Christians - many born, baptized, and married in this church - standing in freezing weather because their bishop has not just abandoned them. He is calling police on them. He is stealing from their church. He is preventing any investigation. And he has been planning this from the very beginning.

But the message from 120+ parishioners standing in the ice rain was clear and unanimous: "Vladika Irinej je nedostojan." (Bishop Irinej is unworthy.)

Three Police Calls in Fourteen Days: A Coordinated Plan

In just fourteen days, the Parma Police Department has been called to St. Sava Cathedral THREE times. Not because of the parishioners. Because of Bishop Irinej Dobrijević and the people he has chosen to execute his plan. These weren't random incidents. They were coordinated steps:

Step 1 (November 16): Eliminate Surveillance

After parishioners peacefully refused entry to Priest Milan Jovanović on November 9, Bishop Irinej began planning.

On November 13, he ordered the Board to an emergency Zoom meeting with only 24 hours notice. The message: "Attend or I will remove you from the Board."

Then came November 16.

Bishop Irinej ordered a Board member to meet Priest Milan Jovanovic at the church and call police if parishioners were present. The Board member refused: "I have family and friends on both sides. I won't call police on my own community."

At the November 19 Board meeting - with over thirty witnesses - this Board member testified in detail to what happened next. According to his testimony:

"Father was talking to the Bishop" - meaning Priest Milan Jovanović called Bishop Irinej directly for directions after the Board member refused to follow orders.

"I told Fr. Jovanović: please go talk to the police... I don't want to get involved in talking to the police."

The Board member stayed in his car. He would open the door if needed, but he would not betray his community by calling police on them.

The full testimony - along with video of the entire meeting from multiple sources and the official meeting minutes - documents exactly how Bishop Irinej was orchestrating events in real-time.

The plan pivoted: Katherine Derek (Dragan's daughter, Marian's wife) called police instead. Police Report CAD #250065606 proves it. Caller: "KATERINA."

Katherine lied to police, claiming "protestors" were blocking entry and would "use furniture to block doors." When police arrived, the report states: "Everyone claims they will remain peaceful" and "All calm at the church."

Police granted entry based on lies.

Dragan's FIRST action upon entering: destroy four security cameras. Why cameras first? Because what comes next requires no surveillance.

Step 2 (November 18): Execute the Real Operation

Two days later, Dragan and Monk Sava from Marča Monastery entered without Board authorization. In the middle of the day. Tuesday. Why midday if trying to be discreet? Because the cameras were already gone.

They removed:

The antimins (without which Divine Liturgy cannot be served)

Five large boxes (Dragan claimed "candle wax waste" - contents unknown)

Here's what was really happening:

Bishop Irinej needed Fr. Dragoslav destroyed permanently. Not just removed - defrocked. The solution: Frame him for stealing the antimins. Only a bishop or fully-vested priest can handle the antimins. Common parishioners cannot touch it. Women cannot enter the altar. If the antimins goes "missing," only Fr. Dragoslav can be blamed. Then: ecclesiastical court, theft charges, defrocking, permanent destruction. But the plan required the "theft" to be discovered days later - not immediately.

The script:

Cameras destroyed (Nov 16)

Antimins stolen (Nov 18)

Wait a few days

Priest Milan Jovanović "discovers" it missing

Calls Bishop: "Vladika! The antimins is gone!"

Bishop: "Who could have done this?"

Priest Milan Jovanović: "Fr. Dragoslav! He's the only one who would dare!"

Formal accusation, ecclesiastical court, defrocking

No video evidence. No witnesses. No defense.

Fr. Dragoslav destroyed. Community's resistance collapses. Bishop wins forever.

But the plan had a fatal flaw: parishioners were watching. Parishioners saw Dragan and the monk enter on November 18. Called police immediately. Incident report filed.

The "discovery scene" couldn't be performed. The accusation couldn't be made. The frame-up was exposed before completion. And those five mystery boxes? Maybe additional "evidence" to plant. Maybe more items to "discover missing." We'll never know - because the plan was interrupted.

Step 3 (November 25): Prevent Investigation

On November 19, the Board voted unanimously - before thirty witnesses - to file police reports for both criminal incidents. Seven days later, Board President Rada Andrić filed Police Report #250067401. As "information only." Result: "NO INVESTIGATION WILL NORMALLY FOLLOW." Why prevent investigation? To hide what really happened while cameras were off. No investigation into: Who destroyed the cameras, who authorized the November 18 entry, what was in those five boxes, what else was taken or planted. Rada ensured no consequences for anyone. The pattern of crimes could continue.

Step 4 (November 30): Lock Them Out, Blame Them - Then Assault Them

Sunday morning, November 30. 120+ parishioners arrive at 8:30 AM in 22°F weather with wind and ice rain.

The church is locked.

At approximately 8:30-8:45 AM, police arrived for the first time - four police cars. When an officer pulled the handle on the door to the small hall, the handle came off in his hand and the door opened. Police entered and checked four different doors before leaving approximately 45 minutes later.

The parishioners remained peaceful throughout, standing in the freezing rain.

Then, approximately 45 minutes after the first police visit, Ranka and Dragan Obrenić (Stanka Nikolić's sister) arrived. Despite multiple doors being accessible, they deliberately went to the main entrance where parishioners were gathered.

As Dragan Obrenić walked up the steps, he physically pushed parishioner Nina Marković.

Then Dragan Obrenić called police - on himself.

Police arrived for the second time - five police cars at approximately 10:15 AM. This time, Nina Marković filed an official police report documenting the assault.

Tomorrow, Nina Marković will go to the prosecutor's office to press formal charges. She will not be alone - several other parishioners will accompany her to press charges for all the incidents that have occurred.

We'll tell you which puppet made the calls. But remember - there's only one puppetmaster.

Why call police on parishioners? Why physically assault them? Why create incidents and then call authorities?

Because this was always the goal: make victims look like troublemakers, shift blame, control narrative - and when that fails, escalate to physical violence.

But this time, it backfired. The assault was witnessed. The report was filed. Criminal charges will be pressed.

We don't know what Dragan and his accomplices did inside that church while cameras were destroyed. This is the genius of the plan: Destroy surveillance → Commit operation → Prevent investigation → Lock them out → Blame them → And when they persist, assault them.

A Message to Belgrade: This Is Not Random - This Is Coordinated

When you read about "problems" at St. Sava Cathedral, understand what you're really seeing: A coordinated plan to destroy Fr. Dragoslav permanently by framing him for stealing the antimins. This wasn't about removing a priest. This was about DESTROYING him so completely. Frame him for theft. Defrock him. Eliminate resistance permanently. The plan failed because parishioners documented everything. But the Bishop tried. And he used his authority, his proxies, and criminal activity to do it.

And now? Physical assault. Dragan Obrenić pushing Nina Marković on church steps, then calling police on her.

How many more police calls before you act? How many more crimes before you intervene? How many assaults before you protect your flock? We followed every canonical procedure. Our bishop responded with destroyed cameras, stolen sacred items, prevented investigations, locked doors, police called on victims, and now physical violence against parishioners.

This is not episcopal authority. This is episcopal tyranny through coordinated criminal operation.

Belgrade, we beg you: Look at the pattern. Look at the evidence. Tomorrow, criminal charges will be filed. ACT.