The Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman ( ro, Episcopia Alexandriei și Teleormanului) is a diocese of the

Romanian Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...

. Its see is Saint Alexander Cathedral in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

and its ecclesiastical territory covers

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''crazy forest'' ...

. Divided into four archpriests' districts, it has around 250 priests and churches, of which 35 are historic monuments. The diocese forms part of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja. It was established in 1996, the year Galaction Stângă became the diocese's first bishop."Prea Sfințitul Galaction Stângă a împlinit 59 de ani"
''Adevărul'', May 17, 2012

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1996 establishments in Romania

Teleorman County