Metropolitan Ioan

Banat Metropolitan Ioan: Europe deserves a Cultural Capital founded by martyrs

In a message occasioned by the official launch of Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture year, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat stressed that Europe deserves a Cultural Capital founded by martyrs, recalling that Timisoara is a martyr city. “Man is born only once in life. A country is born several times. The last time…

Feb 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Metropolitan celebrates name day, joins homeless people for lunch

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat honoured his name day on the feast of St. John the Forerunner by eating lunch with homeless individuals in a Timisoara shelter. The metropolitan usually celebrates his name day by doing charity. Last year, he turned his attention to the people deprived of their liberty at Timișoara’s Penitentiary. Also on the feast…

Jan 16, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan distributes 30,000 prayer books to students

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat is offering the students in his archdiocese a valuable Christmas gift this year. In all, 30,000 prayer books were donated by His Eminence to be distributed by local religion teachers, reports the Metropolis of Banat. The archpastor wanted every student in his diocese to “benefit from a prayer book, which…

Dec 16, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan of Banat celebrated his name day eating with the homeless

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrated his name day on Friday by having lunch with the beneficiaries of the Timișoara Municipality’s Centre for Emergency and Crisis Situations. The hierarch is an important supporter of the city’s social work, periodically offering large amounts of food for its social assistance institutions. His Eminence had lunch with the homeless…

Jan 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Banat Metropolitan Ioan donates hundreds of kilograms of food for refugees

Many migrants, mainly Afghans, transit Romania’s western city of Timisoara on their way to the West. The Orthodox Church and local organizations offer them help as winter draws near. His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat has constantly donated hundreds of kilograms of food for migrants. The metropolitan said that he saw Romanians in the same…

Dec 16, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolian urges prayer, solidarity as cases rise in Romania: We have a duty to help each other

The Metropolitan of Banat addressed a pastoral message noting “the harmful effects of the virus,” as coronavirus cases surged in Romania during the past weeks. In his message posted on the website of the Metropolis, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan urged prayer and mutual help. “As sons and daughters of the Church, we, therefore, have a…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan asks believers to pray for the sick and medical staff for Dormition Fast

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat has urged clergy and believers to offer prayers for the sick and the medical staff during the Dormition Fast. He recalled that fasting consists of “estrangement from sin, self-control of the tongue, the checking of anger.” “Established by our Holy Church, since the fifth century, in honour of the…

Aug 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Ioan offers 8 tons of food to local hospitals

Metropolitan Ioan visited last Thursday the Psychiatry Hospitals of Jebel and Gătaia, in the Archdiocese of Timișoara, where he offered almost eight tons of food. Thus, in addition to comfort and prayer, staff and patients also received 7,720 kilograms of vegetables and fruit. “I don’t have enough words of thanks and appreciation for the help…

Mar 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Timisoara Archdiocese urges believers to help feed migrants during Lent

In recent months, Romania has become the main transit gateway for migrants, most of them from Afghanistan, who are trying to reach the countries of Western Europe in search of a better life. More than two-thirds of migrants crossing Romania are registered in the western city of Timisoara, many returning there after being accommodated in…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Migrants in Timișoara receive over 250 kg of vegetables and fruits from Banat Metropolitan

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat donated over 250 kilograms of vegetables and fruits for migrants in transit through Timișoara. Flavius Ilioni-Loga, coordinator of the LOGS Group of Social Initiatives, which supports migrants who camp in the area, offered special thanks to His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan, but also to other faith communities in western Romania. “We thank…

Mar 1, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan celebrates name day by sending gifts to Timișoara prison, neuropsychiatric hospitals

On the feast of Saint John the Baptist, Metropolitan Ioan of Banat turned his attention to the inmates of Timișoara’s prison. Ten prisoners selected with the help of the penitentiary management received a financial aid from the Metropolitan. Five of the detainees are called John, the Metropolis of Banat noted. The money granted was transferred…

Jan 13, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu