Before celebrating the consecration service, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon in which he presented the spiritual meaning of the consecration of an Orthodox church. After the celebration of the consecration service, His Beatitude offered the Romanian Orthodox parish of Mulhouse a set of holy vessels, a blessing cross and a Bible. The Patriarch of Romania has also awarded parish priest Emil Tanca the Patriarchal Cross for clergy.
The delegate of the Archbishop of Strasbourg for ecumenical dialogue, representatives of the local authorities and many faithful were also present at the event. To end with, the exhibition of photographs of the parish arrangement process was opened.
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






















