Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau

Bishop Teofil urges prayer and charity for those unable to fast during Lent

Assistant Bishop Teofil of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău urged believers who are unable to fast during the Lenten period to intensify their prayer or perform more acts of charity. The hierarch celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts on Wednesday at the Nativity of the Mother of God Monastery in Caraclău, Bacău County.…

Mar 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands join icon procession in Roman, Romania, marking Sunday of Orthodoxy

More than 2,000 pilgrims carried icons in procession through the streets of the city of Roman on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, a celebration marking the triumph of the veneration of icons in the Orthodox Church. The event was organised by the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău in partnership with local public authorities. The procession began…

Mar 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Over 2,000 attend ordination of new assistant bishop in Roman, Romania

Over 2,000 people participated on Sunday, on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Tishbite, in the ordination and installation of the new Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău, His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotuș. The event took place at the “Saint Parascheva” Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman. The Divine Liturgy and…

Jul 21, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop-elect Teofil: I go with Paschal thoughts to the Lower Land of Moldavia

“I go with Paschal thoughts to the Lower Land of Moldavia,” declared the Very Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, newly elected Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău, following his election by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on Wednesday. The newly elected bishop will bear the title His Grace Assistant Bishop…

Jul 2, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău offers support to families of deceased clergy

Families of deceased priests from the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău received gifts last Saturday as part of the Church’s ongoing support initiatives. “The Church’s care for these families stands as a testament to God’s love, which, through us, becomes tangible and healing,” conveyed His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim in a video message. The event, preceded…

Dec 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

The rebirth of a hospital of the Church: Archbishop Ioachim blesses renovation works

Last week, Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bacău blessed the start of the rehabilitation and extension works of a hospital in Roman, Neamț County, that will be placed under the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. On Monday, January 23, fifty members of the work team and officials of the affiliated enterprises attended the blessing…

Jan 31, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

New social centre for improving living conditions for Roma children opened in Bacau

A new socio-catechetical centre was opened in Bacău County last Saturday for the benefit of Roma children. The centre, protected by Saint Parascheva, is located in the local school in Poiana Negustorului village, Blăgești commune. The project was proposed and supported by Fr. Lucian Dima from Poiana Negustorului and was implemented thanks to the support…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Roman & Bacau Archdiocese to purchase house for young family of priest who tragically died in car accident

The Orthodox Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău has initiated the process of purchasing a home in Bacău for the wife and four young children of the newly-reposed priest Fr. Marius Gabriel Bărăscu, according to a diocesan press release.  Fr. Marius died in a tragic car accident on August 7, the day before his 35th birthday,…

Aug 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

750 school bags and supplies offered by the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău at the beginning of the school year

At the beginning of the school year, 15 September 2016, the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău offered 5,300 packages of school supplies and sweets, and 750 school bags and supplies to several students coming from financially fragile families, but also to students with good school results from Bacău, Roman, Moineşti, Oneşti, Sascut and Buhuşi. The…

Sep 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu