Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina
The Metropolis of Moldavia and Bucovina, in Iași, Romania, is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
History
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The Metropolis of Moldavia was set up in 1386, and recognized in 1401, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It then united, in 1872, with the Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia to form the Romanian Orthodox Church.[1]
Administration and structure
[edit]The church is headed by the Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina, Teofan Savu. It is divided into three archdioceses and one diocese.
Archdioceses and Archbishops
[edit]- Archdiocese of Iași: Teofan Savu (2008-)
- Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți: Pimen Zainea (1991-)
- Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău: Eftimie Luca (1978-)
Dioceses and Bishops
[edit]List of Metropolitans
[edit]- 1401 Iosif Mușat
- 1436-1447 Damian
- 1447-1452 Ioachim
- 1452-1477 Teoctist I
- 1477-1508 Gheorghe I de Neamțu
- 1509-1528 Teoctist II
- 1528-1530 Calistrat
- 1530-1546 Teofan I
- 1546-1551 Grigorie Roșca
- 1551-1552 Gheorghe II de Bistrița
- 1552-1564 Grigorie II de la Neamț
- 1564-1572 Teofan II
- 1572-1577 Atanasie
- 1578-1579 Teofan II
- .../...
- 1582-1588 Teofan II
- 1588-1591 Gheorghe III Movilă
- 1591-1594 Nicanor
- 1595-1600 Gheorghe III Movilă
- 1600-1601 vacancy
- 1601-1605 Gheorghe III Movilă
- 1605-1608 Teodosie Barbovschi
- 1608-1629 Anastasie Crimca
- 1629-1632 Anastasie II
- 1632-1653 Varlaam Moţoc
- 1653-1659 Ghedeon
- 1659-1666 Sava
.../...
- 1670-1671 Ghedeon
- 1671-1674 Dosoftei Bărilă
.../...
- 1675-1686 Dosoftei Bărilă
- 1686-1689 Calistrat Vartic
- 1689-1701 Sava de la Roman
.../...
- 1708-1722 Ghedeon
- 1722-1730 Gheorghe IV
- 1730-1740 Antonie
- 1740-1750 Nechifor
- 1750-1760 Iacob Putneanul
- 1761-1786 Gavriil Callimachi
- 1786-1788 Leon Gheucă
- 1788-1792 Ambrozie Serebrenicov
- 1792-1803 Iacob Stamati [2]
- 1803-1842 Veniamin Costache
.../...
- 1851-1860 Sofronie Miclescu
- 1865-1875 Calinic Miclescu
- 1875-1902 Iosif Naniescu
- 1902-1908 Partenie Clinceni
- 1909-1934 Pimen Georgescu
- 1934-1939 Nicodim Munteanu
- 1939-1947 Irineu Mihălcescu
- 1947-1948 Justinian Marina
- 1948-1950 vacancy
- 1950-1956 Sebastian Rusan
- 1957-1977 Iustin Moisescu
- 1977-1986 Teoctist Arăpașu
- 1986-1990 vacancy
- 1990-2007 Daniel Ciobotea
- from 2008 Teofan Savu
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Position of the Romanian Patriarchate concerning the Reactivation of the Three Dioceses in the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ Mitropolitul Iacob Stamati: fermitate duhovnicească și simț gospodăresc, 24 iunie 2008, Pr. Bogdan Racu, Ziarul Lumina, accesat la 7 iulie 2013
External links
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