episcopal ordination

New Assistant Bishop for Australia and New Zealand ordained at Romania’s Patriarchal Cathedral

The newly elected Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand was ordained on Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploiești…

Jul 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

WCC Executive Committee member, Hon Metropolitan Nifon marks 40 years as bishop

His Eminence Archbishop Nifon of Târgoviște, Honorary Metropolitan, Patriarchal Exarch, and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, marks on Monday the 40th anniversary of his episcopal ordination. His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon was born on 5 January 1944 in the village of Crețești-Vidra, Giurgiu County, to Anghel and Maria Mihăiță,…

Nov 24, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Jerusalem Patriarch congratulates Bishop Teofil of Trotuș on his episcopal ordination: A testimony of faithfulness, humility, and zeal for the Church

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, sent a message on Sunday for the episcopal ordination of His Grace Assistant Bishop Teofil of Trotuș, who served for a decade as the representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in Jerusalem and the Holy Places. “This blessed appointment to the episcopal ministry is a testimony…

Jul 23, 2025Aurelian 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

Patriarch Daniel marks 35 years as bishop: He strives day and night to fulfil his ministry to the highest degree possible

On Sunday, following the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was honored on the occasion of his 35th anniversary of episcopal ministry. Before delivering the congratulatory message, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești presented the volume “The Church’s Work in Society in 2024,” authored by Patriarch Daniel. A Life of Episcopal…

Mar 10, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

New assistant bishop ordained for Chișinău Archdiocese amid Centennial celebrations

The Patriarch of Romania, the Metropolitan of Bessarabia and other Romanian hierarchs performed the ordination to the episcopate of the new assistant bishop of the Chișinău Archdiocese during a solemn liturgy held Sunday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Archimandrite Nectarie Clinic, the former abbot of Sihăstria Putnei Monastery in Suceva County, was elected by…

Feb 17, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Archimandrite Nectarie Clinci to be ordained as Assistant Bishop of Chișinău Archdiocese at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Nectarie Clinci from Sihăstria Putnei Monastery in Suceava will be ordained as Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chișinău, following his election by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Metropolis of Bessarabia has announced that the ordination will take place on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the Patriarchal…

Feb 13, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Paris: Assistant Bishop Nectarie of Brittany ordained in the “shadow and light” of the Cross

His Grace Nectarie of Brittany was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Western Europe at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. Metropolitan Iosif urged the new bishop to carry out his ministry, being inspired by Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. “We are in the days of the Cross, and this…

Sep 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel thanks God for divine help on his 33rd anniversary of episcopal ordination

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti congratulated His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the 33rd anniversary of his ordination to the episcopacy at the end of the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. “On this day, we especially honour our spiritual father because 33 years ago, on…

Mar 7, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Deva’s newly-ordained assistant bishop Gherontie expresses awe in new “heavy and fearful responsibility”

The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Deva hosted the ordination to the episcopacy of the new assistant bishop to the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara during the hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania and included sixteen other concelebrating hierarchs. The Very Rev.…

Feb 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania marks 32nd anniversary of episcopal ordination

Thirty-two years ago, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordinated to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara. Patriarch Daniel, the sixth leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born on 22 July 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, Timiş County, as the third child of teacher Alexie and his wife Stela Ciobotea. Between 1974…

Mar 4, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu