Bishop Ioan Casian

Romanian Bishop of Canada urges faithful to pray for Toronto attack victims

With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada learnt of the recent tragic event that took place last night in Greektown, Toronto, Canada. Two people have been killed and 12 others wounded, one of them critically, by a gunman who opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada’s largest city. H.G. Bishop Ioan Casian…

Jul 23, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

1st anniversary of Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada’s enthronement

His Grace Ioan Casian celebrates on 07 May his 1st anniversary as Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada. His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian was born on February 20, 1969, in the city of Comăneşti, Bacău country. His parents were Priest Ioan and Preoteasa Mariana. He attended elementary school in his native city from 1975-1983, then went…

May 7, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Bishop Ioan Casian prays for Toronto van attack victims at the scene of the accident

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, Ioan Casian, prayed Saturday for the victims of the van attack that took place in Toronto on April 23. The bishop and several priests went to the scene of the attack to light candles and pray for those who passed away. Bp Ioan Casian urged those present to entreat…

May 4, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | His Grace Ioan Casian enthroned as Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada

On Sunday, a ceremony was held at St George Church in Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Canada, during which His Grace Ioan Casian was enthroned as first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada. His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon of Târgoviște, the delegate of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, read out the Synodal Tomos proclaiming the establishment the new Romanian…

May 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

New decisions of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church regarding Romanians living in America

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its first autumn session Friday, 28 October 2016, in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Holy Synod made the following important decisions for the church life of Orthodox Romanians living in the Americas: The…

Oct 29, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu