The Te Deum was celebrated for the annual meeting of the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest that will take place at 9.30 hours, in the Synodal Room of the Patriarchal Residence.
According to articles 90 and 91 of the Statutes for the Organisation and Functioning of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Eparchial Assembly is the leading deliberative body for the following fields of activity: administrative, cultural, social-philanthropic, economical and patrimonial. It is made up 30 representatives of the clergy and of the laic faithful (10 clergy and 20 laic) elected for 4 years, as the Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us.
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






















