Bishop Sofian of Brașov

Assist. Bishop Sofian at Cernica Monastery: Holiness is the health of soul and body as God intended it

Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brașov said on Sunday at Cernica Monastery that holiness represents “the health of the soul and body” as God intended human beings to live. The assistant bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the monastery’s St Nicholas Church, where he spoke about…

Jun 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brașov marks 55th birthday, celebrated for cross-European ministry

His Grace Bishop Sofian of Brașov, the Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg, celebrated his 55th birthday on Tuesday. Born on July 22, 1970, in the village of Băcel, Covasna County, he was given the name Gheorghe at baptism. After completing his primary and secondary education, he attended Industrial…

Jul 22, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Germany’s Romanian hierarchs meet with Bavaria Minister President

Metropolitan Serafim of the Romanian Metropolis of Germany and his assistant bishop Sofian of Brașov were part of a delegation of the Romanian community in Bavaria invited to the residence of Bavarian Minister President Dr Markus Söder. Her Excellency Adriana-Loreta Stănescu, the Romanian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, accompanied the Romanians to the…

Feb 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Schema-Archimandrite Gabriel Bunge meets with Orthodox Theologians from Munich

The Swiss theologian and patrologist Schema-Archimandrite Gabriel Bunge met last weekend with Theology professors and students from the Institute of Orthodox Theology at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich. Archimandrite Gabriel Bunge retreated from the world 38 years ago in the Rovedero Capriasca hermitage, close to Lugano, and converted to Orthodoxy in 2010, after studying the writings of…

Jul 17, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu