From 24 – 25 October 2011, the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church takes place under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel.
On the first day of the session the hierarchs of the Holy Synod elected, by secret ballot with 35 votes for our of 42 expressed, Rev. Archimandrite Ignatie Trif as Assistant Hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal, with the title Muresanul.
Patriarchate News
Anniversaries
17 May 1855 NICOLAE IVAN, Bishop of Cluj, was born in Aciliu, county of Sibiu
16 May 1898 Priest and professor of theology GALACTION LIVIU MUNTEANU was born in Cristian, county of Braşov
16 May 1859 Theology professor BADEA CIREŞEANU was born in Spineni, county of Olt
Memorials
18 May 1861 SOFRONIE MICLESCU, Metropolitan of Moldova, passed away at Slatina Monastery (buried at Neamţ)
18 May 1917 Bishop CALIST IALOMIŢEANU (baptised Constantin) passed away in Bucharest
17 May 2000 Metropolitan and historian NESTOR VORNICESCU (baptised Nicolae) passed away in Craiova






















