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Romanian Orthodox Diocese continues work on cultural and missionary centre in Australia

Construction works on the multifunctional centre of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand have entered the second stage, with support from the Department for Romanians Abroad. The building, located at 103 Porteous Road, Harkness (Melton West), Victoria, will host the “St. Dumitru Stăniloae” Cultural and Missionary Centre, the diocesan chapel, and classrooms…

Sep 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian parish in New Zealand secures Government grant to expand community cultural centre

The Romanian Orthodox Parish in Auckland, New Zealand, has received a non-refundable grant of 300,000 lei (approx. AUD 100,000) to continue the construction of the parish’s Social and Cultural Hall. This construction project is part of a broader initiative that envisions the future building of a parish church and the establishment of an open-air ethnographic…

Jul 9, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada begins construction of religious and cultural center near historic Boian community

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada has launched a project to build a religious, cultural, and missionary center in Hairy Hill, near the historic Romanian community of Boian. Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada blessed the site where the building will be constructed at the end of last week. The project is titled “New Generations, Same…

Jun 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Parish in Sydney to build St. Callinicus Cultural and Missionary Centre

The Parish Council of the Romanian Orthodox Parish “Saint Mary” in Sydney has decided to begin construction on the Cultural, Missionary, and Social Centre “Saint Callinicus of Cernica” in Sydney, Australia. The announcement was made on Saturday during a parish meeting attended by Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand. His Grace was briefed on…

Jan 20, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Parish in Malaga receives funding for new religious and cultural centre

The Romanian Orthodox Parish “Saint John the Baptist” in the province of Malaga, Spain, has received funding to renovate, restructure, and equip a space dedicated exclusively to the religious, cultural, and social activities of the Romanian community. The sum of approximately 240,000 euros has been provided by the Department for Romanians Abroad (DRP). The Romanian…

Aug 28, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Rohia Monastery is building a cultural centre to honour Fr Nicolae Steinhardt

A new cultural monastic centre is being built at Rohia Monastery to honour the famous Romanian writer and Orthodox monk Nicolae Steinhardt whose main book, The Diary of Happiness, is regarded as a major text of 20th-century Romanian literature and a prime example of Eastern European anti-Communist literature. Last week, Bishop Iustin of Maramures visited…

Mar 29, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu