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This is the list of the hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, depicting the organization of the church. For a list of those hierarchs who are currently members of the Holy Synod, see th
website of the patriarchate


Hierarchs


Romanian Patriarchate

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    Patriarch of All Romania The Patriarch of All Romania ( ro, Patriarh al Întregii Românii; ) is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch is officially styled as ''Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens o ...
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    Metropolitan of Wallachia and Dobrudja Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...
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    Archbishop of Bucharest In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...
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  2. Patriarchal Vicar Bishop – currently Varlaam Ploieșteanul
  3. Patriarchal Vicar Bishop – currently Ieronim Sinaitul


Metropolis of Wallachia and Dobrudja

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Archdiocese of Bucharest The Archdiocese of Bucharest (Romanian: ''Arhiepiscopia Bucureștilor'') is an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church with jurisdiction over the counties of Ilfov and Prahova. The current head of the Archdiocese is Patriarch Daniel, as A ...
  1. Vicar Bishop of Archdiocese of Bucharest – currently Timotei Prahoveanul
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Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel The Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel ( ro, Arhiepiscopia Argeșului și Muscelului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș and its ecclesiastical territory covers Arge ...
  1. Archbishop of Argeș and Muscel – currently Calinic Argatu
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Archdiocese of Tomis The Archdiocese of Tomis ( ro, Arhiepiscopia Tomisului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church within Constanța County. It is part of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja. The seat is in Constanța. It is headed by Archbishop Teodosie Pet ...
  1. Archbishop of Tomis – currently
    Teodosie Petrescu Teodosie Petrescu (; born 12 December 1955; birth name: Macedon Petrescu ) is a Romanian cleric who has been the Archbishop of Tomis since 2001. Biography Early life Born in Vatra Dornei, Suceava County, Teodosie was the 17th child of the fam ...
* Archdiocese of Târgoviște
  1. Archbishop of Târgoviște – currently Nifon Mihaita
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Archdiocese of Buzău and Vrancea In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
  1. Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea – currently
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Archdiocese of the Lower Danube In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
  1. Archbishop of Lower Danube – currently Casian Craciunel
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Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași The Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași ( ro, Episcopia Sloboziei și Călărașilor) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Ascension Cathedral, Slobozia, Ascension Cathedral in Slobozia and its ecclesiastical territory covers ...
  1. Bishop of Slobozia and Călărași – currently Vincentiu Grifoni
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Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman The Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman ( ro, Episcopia Alexandriei și Teleormanului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is Saint Alexander Cathedral in Alexandria and its ecclesiastical territory covers Teleorman County. Divided ...
  1. Bishop of Alexandria and Teleorman – currently
    Galaction Stanga Galaction may refer to: *Alternative spelling of Galaktion *Galaction and Episteme, 3rd-century martyrs *, Metropolitan (1955–1956) of the Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania * Gala Galaction (1879-1961), Romanian Orthodox clergyman, theologia ...
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Diocese of Giurgiu The Diocese of Giurgiu ( ro, Episcopia Giurgiului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Giurgiu and its ecclesiastical territory covers Giurgiu County. The diocese forms part of the M ...
  1. Bishop of Giurgiu – currently Ambrozie Meleaca
* Diocese of Tulcea
  1. Bishop of Tulcea – currently Visarion Bălțat


Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina The Metropolis of Moldavia and Bucovina, in Iași, Romania, is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. History The Metropolis of Moldavia was set up in 1386, and recognized in 1401, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It th ...

* Archdiocese of Iași
  1. Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina – currently Teofan Savu
  2. Vicar Bishop of Iași – currently Nechifor Botoșăneanul
* Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți
  1. Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuți – currently Calinic Dumitriu
* Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
  1. Archbishop of Roman and Bacău – currently Ioachim Giosan
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Diocese of Huși In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
  1. Bishop of Huși – currently Ignatie Trif


Metropolis of Transylvania A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big ci ...

* Archdiocese of Sibiu
  1. Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania – currently
    Laurențiu Streza Laurențiu Streza (; born Liviu Streza; October 12, 1947) is a Romanian cleric, a metropolitan bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Born in Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov County, he attended grade school in his native village from 1954 to 1961. His f ...
  2. Vicar Bishop of Archdiocese of Sibiu – currently Ilarion Fagarasanu
* Archdiocese of Alba Iulia
  1. Archbishop of Alba Iulia – currently
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* Diocese of Covasna and Harghita
  1. Bishop of Covasna and Harghita – currently Andrei Moldovan
* Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara
  1. Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara – currently Gurie Gorjeanul
* Diocese of Oradea
  1. Bishop of Oradea – currently Sofronie Drincec


Metropolis of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș

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Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj The Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj is an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Cathedral of this archbishopric is the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Cluj. Bishops and Archbishops * Nicolae Ivan (1921-1936) * Nicolae Colan ...
  1. Archbishop of Vad, Feleac and Cluj and Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș – currently Andrei Andreicut
  2. Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj – currently Benedict Vesa
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Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
  1. Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar – currently Iustin Hodea
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Diocese of Sălaj The Diocese of Sălaj ( ro, Episcopia Sălajului) is a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Ascension Cathedral in Zalău and its ecclesiastical territory covers Sălaj County Sălaj County () (also known as ''Land of Silvania' ...
  1. Bishop of Sălaj – currently Petroniu Florea


Metropolis of Oltenia

* Archdiocese of Craiova
  1. Archbishop of Craiova and Metropolitan of Oltenia – currently
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Archdiocese of Râmnic The Archdiocese of Râmnic ( ro, Arhiepiscopia Râmnicului) is a Romanian Orthodox archdiocese based in Râmnicu Vâlcea (or ''Râmnic''), Romania, in the historic region of Oltenia, and covering Vâlcea County. Established in 1503-1504, although w ...
  1. Archbishop of Râmnic – currently Varsanufie Gogescu
  2. Vicar-Bishop of Râmnic – currently Emilian Lovișteanul
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Diocese of Severin and Strehaia In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
  1. Bishop of Severin and Strehaia – currently Nicodim Nicolăescu
* Diocese of Slatina and Romanați
  1. Bishop of Slatina – currently Sebastian Pașcanu


Metropolis of Banat The Metropolis of Banat ( ro, Mitropolia Banatului) is a metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Its see is the Archdiocese of Timișoara; its suffragan dioceses are the Archdiocese of Arad and the Diocese of Caransebeș. The headquarters is ...

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Archdiocese of Timișoara In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
  1. Archbishop of Timișoara and Metropolitan of Banat – currently
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  2. Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese Timișoara – currently Paisie Lugojanul
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Archdiocese of Arad The Archdiocese or Archbishopric of Arad ( ro, Arhiepiscopia Aradului), formerly the Bishopric of Arad ( ro, Episcopia Aradului, sr, Арадска епархија) is an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church, under the administration of ...
  1. Archbishop of Arad – currently
    Timotei Seviciu Timotei Seviciu (; born Traian Petru Sevici on 4 June 1936 in Timișoara) is a hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, since 1984 the bishop and since 2009 the archbishop of the Arad Archdiocese. References Bishops of the Romanian Or ...
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Diocese of Caransebeș The Diocese of Caransebeș ( ro, Episcopia Caransebeșului) is a Romanian Orthodox diocese based in Caransebeș, Romania, in the historic region of the Banat, and covering Caraș-Severin County. Established by the 17th century, it was moved to pre ...
  1. Bishop of Caransebeș – currently Lucian Mic


Metropolis of Bessarabia

* Archdiocese of Chișinău
  1. Archbishop of Chișinău and Metropolitan of Bessarabia – currently
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  2. Bishop of Balti Antonie de Balti
  3. Bishop of Bessarabia de Sud Veniamin Goreanu


    Diaspora


    Diocese of Gyula The Diocese of Gyula ( hu, Gyulai Román Ortodox Püspökség; ro, Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din Gyula, also or ) is the Romanian Orthodox diocese of the Romanians in Hungary. History The diocese was established in 1999 for the Romanian min ...

    1. Bishop of Gyula – currently
      Siluan Mănuilă Siluan Mănuilă (born 16 September 1971 as Cristian Constantin Mănuilă) is a bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He is the bishop of the Diocese of Gyula since 2007 and was the leader of the Diocese of Dacia Felix from 2017 to 2022. He co ...


    Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe is an autonomous metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church centered in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitant ...

    1. Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe – currently Iosif Pop
    2. Vicar Bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Romanian Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe – currently Marc Nemțeanul Alric
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    Diocese of Italy Roman Italy (called in both the Latin and Italian languages referring to the Italian Peninsula) was the homeland of the ancient Romans and of the Roman empire. According to Roman mythology, Italy was the ancestral home promised by Jupiter to A ...
    1. Bishop of Italy – currently Siluan Span
    * Diocese of Spain and Portugal
    1. Bishop of Spain and Portugal – currently Timotei Lauran
    2. Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Spain and Portugal – currently Ignatie Mureșanul


    Metropolis of Germany and Central Europe A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

    1. Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe – currently Serafim Joanta
    2. Vicar Bishop of Germany and Central Europe – currently Sofian Brașoveanul Pătrunjel
    * Diocese of North Europe
    1. Bishop of North Europe – currently Macarie Drăgoi


    Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas

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    Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
    1. Archbishop of the United States of America and Metropolitan of the Americas – currently Nicolae Condrea
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    Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
    1. Bishop of Canada – currently Ioan Casian de Vicina


    Diocese of Dacia Felix The Diocese of Dacia Felix ( ro, Episcopia Daciei Felix; sr, Епархија Дакија Феликс, Eparhija Dakija Feliks) is the Romanian Orthodox diocese of the Romanians in Serbia (including Vlachs). History In 1971, the Romanian parish ...

    1. Bishop of Dacia Felix – currently


    Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

    1. Bishop of Australia and New Zealand – currently Mihail Filimon


    See also

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    List of Patriarchs of All Romania The Patriarch of All Romania ( ro, Patriarh al Întregii Românii; ) is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch is officially styled as ''Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens ...
    *Prelate ranks:
    Patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...
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    Metropolitan Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...
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    Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
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    Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
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    Apostolic succession Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is held to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession, which has usually been associated with a claim that the succession is through a series of bish ...
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    Episcopal polity An episcopal polity is a Hierarchy, hierarchical form of Ecclesiastical polity, church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. (The word "bishop" derives, via the British Latin and Vulgar ...
    * Eastern Orthodox Church organization


    References


    Romanian Patriarchate
    {{Romanian Orthodox Church Lists of Romanian people
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    Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...