Patriarch of All Romania
Patriarch of Romania | |
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Archbishopric | |
Eastern Orthodox | |
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![]() Coat of arms of the Romanian Orthodox Church | |
Incumbent: Daniel since 12 September 2007 | |
Style | His Beatitude |
Location | |
Residence | Patriarchal Palace, Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest |
Information | |
First holder | Miron |
Established | 4 February 1925 |
Website | |
patriarhia |
The Patriarch of All Romania (Romanian: Patriarh al Întregii Românii; Romanian pronunciation: [patriˈarh al ɨnˈtred͡ʒi romɨˈni]) is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch is officially styled as Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The current patriarch Daniel acceded to this position on 12 September 2007.[1]
Metropolitans of All Romania
[edit]No. | Primate | Portrait | Reign | Notes |
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1 | Nifon | ![]() | 1850–1875 | |
2 | Calinic | ![]() | 1875–1886 | |
3 | Iosif | ![]() | 1886–1893 | First tenure. |
4 | Ghenadie | ![]() | 1893–1896 | |
Iosif | ![]() | 1896–1909 | Second tenure. | |
5 | Atanasie | 1909–1911 | ||
6 | Conon | 1912–1919 | ||
7 | Miron | 1919–1925 | Elevated to Patriarch. |
Patriarchs of All Romania
[edit]No. | Primate | Portrait | Reign | Notes | |
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1 | Miron | 4 February 1925 | 6 March 1939 | Served as Prime Minister of Romania from 11 February 1938 to 6 March 1939. | |
2 | Nicodim | ![]() | 5 July 1939 | 27 February 1948 | |
3 | Justinian | ![]() | 6 June 1948 | 26 March 1977 | |
4 | Iustin | ![]() | 19 June 1977 | 31 July 1986 | |
5 | Teoctist | ![]() | 16 November 1986 | 30 July 2007 | Briefly resigned from 18 January 1990 to 5 April 1990, in the aftermath of the Romanian Revolution.[2] |
6 | Daniel | ![]() | 12 September 2007 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- List of hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church
- Metropolitans of Ungro-Wallachia
- Metropolitans of Moldavia
References
[edit]- ^ "Romanian Orthodox Christians get new leader" in Southeast European Times, 14 September 2007
- ^ Matthew Brunwasser (2 August 2007). "Patriarch Teoctist, 92, Romanian Who Held Out Hand to John Paul II, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.