Patriarch of All Romania explained

Titleoverride:Patriarch of
Archbishopric:Romania
Border:Eastern Orthodox
Coat:Stema Patriarhiei Române.jpg
Coat Caption:Coat of arms of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Incumbent:Daniel
Style:His Beatitude
Residence:Patriarchal Palace, Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest
Established:4 February 1925
First Incumbent:Miron

The Patriarch of All Romania (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Patriarh al Întregii Românii; in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /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

No.PrimatePortraitReignNotes
11850–1875
21875–1886
31886–1893First tenure.
4Ghenadie1893–1896
1896–1909Second tenure.
51909–1911
6Conon1912–1919
7Miron1919–1925Elevated to Patriarch.

Patriarchs of All Romania

No.PrimatePortraitReignNotes
1Miron4 February 19256 March 1939Served as Prime Minister of Romania from 11 February 1938 to 6 March 1939.
2Nicodim5 July 193927 February 1948
3Justinian6 June 194826 March 1977
4Iustin19 June 197731 July 1986
5Teoctist16 November 198630 July 2007Briefly resigned from 18 January 1990 to 5 April 1990, in the aftermath of the Romanian Revolution.[2]
6Daniel12 September 2007Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2007/09/14/feature-02 "Romanian Orthodox Christians get new leader"
  2. Web site: Patriarch Teoctist, 92, Romanian Who Held Out Hand to John Paul II, Dies . Matthew Brunwasser . . 2 August 2007 . 13 July 2024 .