Petru Păduraru (; born Ion Chirilovici Păduraru ; October 24, 1946,
Țiganca
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) is a
Bessarabia
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n priest and the current
Metropolitan of Bessarabia
The Metropolis of Bessarabia ( ro, Mitropolia Basarabiei), also referred to as the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan bishopric of the Romanian Orthodox Church, situated in Moldova. Its canonical jurisd ...
.
Biography
Petru Păduraru was born on October 24, 1946 in
Țiganca
Țiganca is a commune in Cantemir District, Moldova
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,
Moldavian SSR
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.
He has been the
Metropolitan of Bessarabia
The Metropolis of Bessarabia ( ro, Mitropolia Basarabiei), also referred to as the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan bishopric of the Romanian Orthodox Church, situated in Moldova. Its canonical jurisd ...
since October 3, 1995.
Awards
* The , Grand Officer rank (2008)
* Medal of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...
(1993)
* Romanian Cultural Foundation Award for contributions to affirming the Romanian identity of Romanians in Bessarabia (1996)
* Honorary Citizen of the city of Galați (2000)
See also
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*
Metropolis of Bessarabia
The Metropolis of Bessarabia ( ro, Mitropolia Basarabiei), also referred to as the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan bishopric of the Romanian Orthodox Church, situated in Moldova. Its canonical jurisd ...
*
St. Teodora de la Sihla Church
The St. Teodora de la Sihla Church ( ro, Biserica Sfânta Teodora de la Sihla) is a cathedral in Central Chișinău, Moldova.
Overview
Formerly the chapel of a girls gymnasium, the church of St. Teodora de la Sihla is an architectural master ...
Bibliography
* Jurnal Moskovskoi Patriarhii, nr. 9/1990, p. 33-35 - ''Numirea și hirotonirea arhimandritului Petru (Păduraru) întru episcop de Bălți'';
* Alfa și Omega, nr. 17/1995, p. 1 and 3 - ''A fost ales Mitropolitul Basarabiei'' și ''Mitropolitul Petru, date biografice''.
External links
Biography on the Metropolis of Bessarabia site*
Ortho-rus.ru - Петр (Пэдурару)
Notes
1948 births
Romanian people of Moldovan descent
Living people
People from Cantemir District
Moldovan priests
Metropolitans of Bessarabia
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Moldova)
Christians in Moldova
Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania)
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