The Metropolis of Oltenia ( ro, Mitropolia Olteniei) is a

metropolis 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 ...

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 the Archdiocese of Craiova; its suffragan dioceses are the

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 ...

and the dioceses of Severin and Strehaia and Slatina and Romanați. The headquarters is the

Cathedral of Saint Demetrius The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius ( Russian Дмитриевский собор) is a cathedral in the ancient Russian city of Vladimir. It was finished in 1197 during the reign of the Grand Prince Vsevolod the Big Nest of Vladimir-Suzdal to the h ...

Craiova Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...

. Covering the historic region of

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

, it is the successor of the Metropolis of Severin, attested as of 1370 and located at Severin. After a short period, this entity was moved to

Râmnic The Râmnic is a left tributary of the river Casimcea in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hu ...

as the Diocese of Râmnic-Nou Severin. The modern metropolis was established in November 1939 and dissolved in April 1945, shortly after the imposition of a

Romanian Communist Party The Romanian Communist Party ( ro, Partidul Comunist Român, , PCR) was a communist party in Romania. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that wo ...

-dominated government. In mid-1947, the Archdiocese of Craiova, covering western Oltenia, was created. In 1949, the archdiocese was elevated to the rank of metropolis.History
at the Metropolis of Oltenia site

Metropolitan bishops

*Nifon Criveanu (December 1939 – April 1945) *Firmilian Marin (December 1947 – October 1972) * Teoctist Arăpașu (February 1973 – September 1977) *Nestor Vornicescu (April 1978 – May 2000) *Teofan Savu (October 2000 – June 2008) *Irineu Popa (July 2008-)

Notes

External links

Official site
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1939 establishments in Romania Oltenia